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Title:
CALYCINS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002015939
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of calycins, and in particular, the use of lipocalins in the transport and/or binding of ligands to a substrate wherein said substrate is not hair or skin; and also the modification of calycins to alter the specificity and/or affinity of said calycins for said substrate and/or ligands.

Inventors:
FINDLAY JOHN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2001/003813
Publication Date:
August 22, 2002
Filing Date:
August 24, 2001
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Assignee:
UNIV LEEDS (GB)
FINDLAY JOHN (GB)
International Classes:
A61K47/48; C12N15/09; C07K14/00; C12N1/15; C12N1/19; C12N1/21; C12N5/10; C12P21/02; (IPC1-7): A61K47/48
Domestic Patent References:
WO1999016873A11999-04-08
Foreign References:
EP0335654A21989-10-04
Other References:
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FLOWER D: "The lipocalin protein family: structure and function", BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, PORTLAND PRESS, LONDON, GB, vol. 318, 1996, pages 1 - 14, XP002095126, ISSN: 0264-6021
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