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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Clara Fronticelli, Timonium, MD (US);
William S. Brinigar, Yardley, PA (US);
Inventors:
Clara Fronticelli, Timonium, MD (US);
William S. Brinigar, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/805 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The functional characteristics of heme proteins can be modified to produce hemoglobins that can be used as blood substitutes in different therapeutic applications. Stable polymers of tetrameric hemoglobin, and of myoglobin molecules, are provided for use in the blood substitutes.