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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:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2001
John C. Herr, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Friederike Jayes, Cary, NC (US);
Arabinda Mandal, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jagathpala Shetty, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Michael J. Wolkowicz, Charlottesville, VA (US);
John C. Herr, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Friederike Jayes, Cary, NC (US);
Arabinda Mandal, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jagathpala Shetty, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Michael J. Wolkowicz, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to two novel, testis-specific proteins (C19 and C23) that arc lysozyme paralogues. The proteins are believed to play a role in capacitation of sperm and the fertilization of the ovum. Therefore these compounds make ideal targets for the design of contraceptive agents. The C19 and C23 proteins can also be modified to establish lysozyme activity and the modified proteins can then be used in all applications that currently exist for lysozymes.