HUMAN COMPLEMENT C3-DEGRADING PROTEINASE FROM $i(STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE) - Patent 1017828

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EP 1 017 828 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/28

(21)	Application number: 98948557.8

(22)	Date of filing: 24.09.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 15/57, C12N 9/52, A61K 38/48, C07K 16/40, C12N 1/21, C12N 5/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9820/186

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9915/675 (01.04.1999 Gazette 1999/13)

(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:

24.09.1997 US 59907 P

(71)	Applicants:
	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MinneapolisMN 55455 (US) AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY Madison, New Jersey 07940 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HOSTETTER, Margaret, K. New Haven, CT 06511 (US) FINKEL, David, J. Minneapolis, MN 55414 (US) CHENG, Qi Plymouth, MN 55442 (US) GREEN, Bruce, A. Pittsford, NY 14534 (US) MASI, Amy, W. Caledonia, NY 14423 (US)

(74)	Representative: Perry, Robert Edward et al
	GILL JENNINGS & EVERYBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	HUMAN COMPLEMENT C3-DEGRADING PROTEINASE FROM $i(STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE)