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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Bal Ram Singh, Dartmouth, MA (US);
Zhong Zhang, New Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bal Ram Singh, Dartmouth, MA (US);
Zhong Zhang, New Bedford, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features a polypeptide complex synthesized by bacteria of the genusthat contains the serotype Eneurotoxin and five neurotoxin associated polypeptides having molecular weights of about 118, 80, 65, 40, and 18 kDa. respectively. The complex is useful in the treatment of diseases or conditions that are caused by excessive release of acetylcholine from presynaptic nerve terminals.