POLY-($g(a)-L-ASPARTIC ACID), POLY-($g(a)-L-GLUTAMIC ACID) AND COPOLYMERS OF L-ASP AND L-GLU, METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND THEIR USE - Patent 0915987

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EP 0 915 987 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/20

(21)	Application number: 98922651.0

(22)	Date of filing: 06.04.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C07K 14/ 00^{( . )}

C12P 21/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP1998/001996

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/048032 (29.10.1998 Gazette 1998/43)

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

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Priority:

21.04.1997 US 19970044727P

(71)	Applicants:
	DONLAR CORPORATION Bedford Park, IL 60501 (US) University of Massachusetts Boston, MA 02108 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	TIRRELL, David, A. Sunderland, MA 01375 (US) DEL GROSSO, Michael D-63579 Freigericht (DE) SIEGMEIER, Rainer D-61350 Bad Homburg (DE) BOMMARIUS, Andreas D-60596 Frankfurt (DE)

(74)	Representative: Vossius, Volker, Dr., et al
	Dr. Volker Vossius, Patentanwaltskanzlei - Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, Holbeinstrasse 5 81679 München 81679 München (DE)

(54)	POLY-($g(a)-L-ASPARTIC ACID), POLY-($g(a)-L-GLUTAMIC ACID) AND COPOLYMERS OF L-ASP AND L-GLU, METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND THEIR USE