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7611719 Enterovirus, vaccines, medicaments and diagnostic kits  
The invention provides a new enteroviral species call EV79, and functional parts, derivatives and analogues of said virus. Proteinaceous molecules capable of specifically binding EV79, such as...
7608444 Use of acid stable protease in animal feed  
The present invention relates to acid-stable proteases of the subtilisin family, their use in animal feed, feed-additives and feed compositions containing such proteases, and methods for the...
7605115 Subtilisin variants  
New subtilisin homologues (both nucleic acids and proteins) are provided. Compositions which include these new proteins, recombinant cells, shuffling methods involving the new homologues,...
7604935 Soluble rubella E1 envelope protein variants  
A soluble rubella E1 antigen variant is disclosed that comprises amino acids 334-409 of the native rubella E1 peptide, but lacks the C-terminal end and at least the transmembrane region and the...
7601528 Crystallization and structure determination of glycosylated human beta secretase, an enzyme implicated in alzheimer's disease  
An inhibitor bound form of human beta secretase, also known as memapsin 2 and BACE, particularly in a glycosylated form as expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO), HEK293 cells, or in insect cells...
7588910 Hemoglobin A1c determination method, enzyme to be used therefor, and production method thereof  
There is provided a method for specifically determining a glycated β-chain N-terminal of glycated hemoglobin using enzymes without a separation operation, and a determination reagent kit therefor....
7582465 Beta secretase genes  
Disclosed are novel genes encoding beta secretase polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the polypeptides.
7579180 Beta secretase polypeptides  
Disclosed are novel genes encoding beta secretase polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the polypeptides.
7572599 Metalloprotease activation of myostatin, and methods of modulating myostatin activity  
It has been determined that metalloprotease cleavage of a myostatin pro peptide results in activation of a latent inactive myostatin to an active form. Accordingly, methods of identifying agents...
7563598 Detection of truncation mutations by mass spectrometry  
This invention relates to the detection and analysis by mass spec of nascent proteins, and in particular truncated proteins, translated within cellular or cell-free translation systems. N-terminal...
7550282 Biological glue based on thrombin-conjugated nanoparticles  
Thrombin-conjugated nanoparticles, wherein said nanoparticles comprise one or more organic and/or inorganic compounds and process for preparing the same are provided. The thrombin-conjugated...
7544500 Process for the production of a reversibly inactive acidified plasmin composition  
Disclosed is both a process for producing a reversibly inactive acidified plasmin by activating plasminogen and a process for producing a purified plasminogen. The produced plasmin is isolated and...
7524668 Crystal of human beta secretase having monoclinic space group symmetry C2 and methods for crystallization thereof  
The present invention provides a crystal of human beta-secretase (BACE) having monoclinic space group symmetry C2, in a representative example, comprising a unit cell having dimensions of a, b, and...
7501265 Method for producing and cleaving a fusion proteins with an n-terminal chymosin pro-peptide  
An improved method for recovering recombinantly produced polypeptides is described. The method involves expressing the recombinant polypeptide as a fusion protein with a pro-peptide. The...
7494786 Mutant proteinase with reduced self-cleavage activity and method of purification  
The present invention provides a mutant 27 kDa NIa proteinase having reduce self-cleavage activity relative to the self-cleavage activity of its wild-type proteinase. The mutant the same substrate...
7485446 Stable retrovirus and methods of use  
The present invention is a mutant retroviral protease which confers an increase in retroviral stability. Retroviruses expressing the instant mutant retroviral protease exhibit at least a 2-fold...
7476528 Proteins producing an altered immunogenic response and methods of making and using the same  
The present invention relates to novel protein variants that exhibit reduced allergenicity when compared to the parental proteins. Also included are DNA molecules that encode the novel variants,...
7462476 Methods for large scale production of recombinant DNA-derived tPA or K2S molecules  
The invention belongs to the field of thrombolysis and of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) derivative production in prokaryotic cells. The invention relates to methods for the production of a...
7456269 Alzheimer's disease secretase, APP substrates thereof, and uses thereof  
The present invention provides the enzyme and enzymatic procedures for cleaving the β secretase cleavage site of the APP protein and associated nucleic acids, peptides, vectors, cells and cell...
7452683 Caspase 9 activation and uses therefor  
The present invention discloses methods for activating Caspase 9 in such a way that it can be used in assays to discover modulators of Caspase 9.
7442537 Crystals of unliganded beta secretase and/or beta secretase-like proteins and the use thereof  
The x-ray crystal structure of BACE or BACE-like proteins is useful for solving the structure of other molecules or molecular complexes, and identifying and/or designing potential modifiers of BACE...
7429476 Acid fungal proteases  
The present invention is directed to novel acid proteases and more specifically to NSP24 family proteases and NSP25 family proteases including biologically active fragments thereof and to nucleic...
7425326 Use of collagenase to facilitate guide wire crossing in total arterial occlusions  
The use of a collagenase containing formulation for degrading collagen within an occlusive atherosclerotic plaque in a chronic fibrotic occlusion, chronically occluded animal tube or cavity. A...
7410796 Proteinase inhibitor, precursor thereof and genetic sequences encoding same  
The present invention relates generally to proteinase inhibitors, a precursor thereof and to genetic sequences encoding same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid...
7410774 Compounds modulating sister chromatid separation and method for identifying same  
Method for identifying compounds that interfere with or modulate sister chromatid separation in animal or plant cells by modulating a protease with separin-like cysteine endopeptidase activity....
7407789 Recombinant staphylokinase derivatives and the preparation and applications thereof  
The present invention relates to the biotechnology field, more particularly, to novel recombinant staphylokinase (RGD/KGD-Sak) derivatives and the preparation the thereof. The derivatives, have a...
7399465 Pharmaceutical compositions for treating arthritis and inflammatory disease  
The biological effects of the cytokine TNF are mediated by binding to receptors on the surface of cells. This disclosure describes new proteins and polynucleotides that promote enzymatic cleavage...
7393659 Analytical method for the determination of infant formula protein digestibility in vitro  
A method for in vitro determination of the digestibility of proteins in a nutritional product. The method utilized gastric and intestinal enzymes that are standardized for in vitro digestion...
7384773 Crystal of HIV protease-cleaved human beta secretase and method for crystallization thereof  
The x-ray crystal structure of human BACE or BACE-like proteins is useful for solving the structure of other molecules or molecular complexes, and identifying and/or designing potential modifiers...
7371553 Chemically modified enzymes with multiple charged variants  
This invention provides modified enzymes comprising one or more amino acid residues replaced by cysteine residues, where the cysteine residues are modified by replacing the thiol hydrogen in the...
7368272 Expression of proteolytic enzymes in koji mold in the presence of carbon sources  
The present invention refers to a koji mold capable of expressing proteolytic enzymes in the presence of a carbon source in at least the same amount as in the absence thereof. In particular, the...
7335722 Peptides used as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and preparation process thereof  
The invention discloses five peptides which can be used as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. The subject invention also discloses a process for the preparation of the products having...
7332320 Protease producing an altered immunogenic response and methods of making and using the same  
The present invention provides novel protein variants that exhibit reduced immunogenic responses, as compared to the parental proteins. The present invention further provides DNA molecules that...
7332160 Medical device and method for tissue removal and repair  
The present invention relates to medical devices that are to be implanted or inserted into the body of a patient for the purpose of removing undesired body tissues. In one embodiment of the...
7329528 Enzyme multimer and process of producing same  
An enzyme multimer is provided which comprises a plurality of monomer units including a first monomer unit having enzymatic activity and a second monomer unit having enzymatic activity, wherein...
7319016 Crystallization of cathepsin S  
Provided are crystals relating to Cathepsin S and its various uses.
7314744 Hyperthermostable protease gene  
There are provided hyperthermostable proteases having an amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID Nos. 1, 3 and 5 of the Sequence Listing or functional equivalents thereof and hyperthermostable...
7311908 Pharmaceutical compositions of fibrinolytic agent  
Frozen and lyophilized compositions for a metalloproteinase fibrinolytic agent (fibrolase or NAT), a method for preparing the lyophilized composition, and a kit and method for reconstituting the...
7306937 Multiply-substituted protease variants  
Novel enzyme variants including protease variants derived from the DNA sequences of naturally-occurring or re-combinant non-human proteases are disclosed. The variant proteases, in general, are...
7297528 Alkaline protease  
An alkaline protease having the following properties; a gene encoding the same; a microorganism producing the same; and washing compositions containing the same; (i) acting over a broad pH value...
7297508 Crystallization of fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPα)  
Provided are crystals relating to FAPα and its various uses.
7288401 Protease variants and compositions  
The present invention relates to enzymes produced by mutating the genes for a number of subtilases and expressing the mutated genes in suitable hosts are presented. The enzymes exhibit improved...
7285408 Crystalline form of an n231 mutant catalytic domain of ADAM33 and methods of use thereof  
The present invention discloses purified polypeptides that comprise an active human ADAM33 catalytic domain. In addition, the present invention discloses nucleic acids that encode the polypeptides...
7276364 Nucleic acids encoding endotheliases, endotheliases and uses thereof  
Provided herein are endotheliases and portions, particularly, the protease domains, and nucleic acids that encode the endotheliases. The endotheliases are transmembrane proteases expressed in...
7264811 Purified active HCV NS2/3 protease  
A method for producing a refolded, inactive form of recombinantly produced NS2/3 protease which comprises the steps of: a) purifying the protease from inclusion bodies in the presence of a...
7262034 Process for the fermentative preparation of D-pantothenic acid and/or salts thereof  
The invention provides a process for the fermentative preparation of D-pantothenic acid and/or salts thereof or feedstuffs additives comprising these by fermentation of microorganisms of the...
7258856 Proteases from Carica having mitogenic activity and their methods of use  
Proteases having mitogenic activity isolated from the genus Carica are provided. In particular the proteases are cysteine proteases isolated from Carica candamarcensis. In addition, the...
7250271 Anti-angiogenesis methods, compositions and uses therefor  
This invention relates generally to methods of producing peptide-based anti-angiogenesis compounds using plasmin reductases, and specifically to methods of producing an A 61 anti-angiogenic...
7223390 Insertion of furin protease cleavage sites in membrane proteins and uses thereof  
Cleavage site for the protease furin is inserted between domains of a membrane glycoprotein. Upon cleavage by furin in the trans-Golgi network, the protein is separated into individual...
7220716 Proteases from gram-positive organisms  
The present invention relates to the identification of novel metallo-proteases (MP) in Gram-positive microorganisms. The present invention provides the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for ...