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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2002
Applicant:
David Tsai, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
David Tsai, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ambryx Biotechnology, Inc., Riverside, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention characterizes the selective apoptotic activity of specially prepared Alpha 2-HS glycoprotein and fragments thereof. Specifically, Alpha 2-HS glycoprotein which has been overloaded with zinc, as well as fragnents thereof, selectively induce apoptosis in HT-29 (colon cancer), LNCaP (prostate cancer) and Hep G2 (hepatoma) cells while having no effect on CCD 18 Co (normal colon) cells.