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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Hyung Joon Cha, Pohang, KR;
Dong Soo Hwang, Pohang, KR;
Inventors:
Hyung Joon Cha, Pohang, KR;
Dong Soo Hwang, Pohang, KR;
Assignees:
Postech Foundation, Pohang, KR;
POSCO, Pohang-shi, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12P 21/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bioadhesive derived from mussel. In particular, it relates to a novelfoot protein type 5 (MGFP-5) and a recombinant protein that is a hybrid of MGFP-5 and foot protein type 1 (FP-1), where an adhesive protein with adhesive activity can be economically mass-produced to be used in place of chemical adhesives through the present invention.