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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Applicants:
William W. Bachovchin, Melrose, MA (US);
Andrew G. Plaut, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel Drucker, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
William W. Bachovchin, Melrose, MA (US);
Andrew G. Plaut, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel Drucker, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for modifying glucose metabolism and treating Type II diabetes in an animal, along with modifying metabolism of a peptide hormone in an animal. Compositions disclosed herein comprise one or more peptides and/or peptide analogs which include a functional group that reacts with an active site residue of a protease.