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US 2017/0281741 A1Published application
Peptide and method for reducing the phosphate requirement and excretiion from farm animals
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsMark E. Cook, Elizabeth A. Bobeck, Kimberly S. Burgess
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods of altering metabolism of phosphate in a livestock via an antibody. The methods involve the development of an antibody against FGF-23 for the purpose of reducing phosphate excretion by an animal.
Claims18
An FGF-23 epitope polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:
- 22, SEQ ID NO:
- 23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:
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- 26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:
- 47, and SEQ ID NO:48, wherein the FGF-23 epitope polypeptide is conjugated to a carrier protein.
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