A NOVEL FAMILY OF POLLEN PROTEINASES, METHODS OF USE THEREOF AND COMPOSITIONS DERIVED THEREFROM

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EP 0 705 435 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.04.1996 Bulletin 1996/15

(21)	Application number: 94921321.0

(22)	Date of filing: 17.06.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 33/ 53^{( . )}
A61K 38/ 46^{( . )}
A61P 37/ 00^{( . )}
A61P 43/ 00^{( . )}
C12N 1/ 19^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 09^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 37^{( . )}
C12R 1/ 645^{( . )}

A61K 36/ 00^{( . )}
A61K 38/ 48^{( . )}
A61P 37/ 08^{( . )}
C07H 21/ 04^{( . )}
C12N 9/ 50^{( . )}
C12P 21/ 02^{( . )}
A61K 39/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1994/006880

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1995/000850 (05.01.1995 Gazette 1995/02)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

18.06.1993 US 19930079539

(71)	Applicants:
	LXR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC. Richmond, CA 94804 (US) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. Athens, GA 30602-7411 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	TRAVIS, James Life Sciences Building Athens, GA 30602 (US) BARR, Philip, J. Berkeley, CA 94705 (US)

(74)	Representative: Goldin, Douglas Michael, et al
	J.A. KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)

(54)	A NOVEL FAMILY OF POLLEN PROTEINASES, METHODS OF USE THEREOF AND COMPOSITIONS DERIVED THEREFROM