Protein containing serum albumin domain
AssigneeNipro Corporation
InventorsMasaki Otagiri, Yoshinori Kida, Naohisa Katayama, Toshiya Kai
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Abstract
A protein produced by gene recombinant technology, including at least one domain selected from domains I, II, and III of serum albumin but having a different structure from that of native albumin; and a method of producing the protein. The protein has an enhanced functional activity or activities selected from among various functional activities or serum albumin including antibacterial activity, antioxidative effect, inflammation inhibitory effect, in vivo substance transporting action, and enzymatic activity.
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An isolated or purified protein comprising two or three of domain I of serum albumin, having a structure different from a structure of serum albumin and showing an enhanced antioxidative effect or an enhanced vasohypotonic effect relative to serum albumin.
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