Patents Assigned to Dade Behring Marburg GmbH (Germany)
  • Human procalcitonin and the preparation and use thereof
    Publication number: 20030181662
    Abstract: The invention relates to human procalcitonin and the preparation and use thereof. In particular, a process for preparing human procalcitonin is described wherein a gene coding for a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of human procalcitonin is inserted into a vector; a host organism is transformed with this gene-containing vector; and the polypeptide expressed by the host organism is isolated. Furthermore the use of the polypeptides according to the invention, in particular as medicaments and diagnostic agents is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Dade Behring Marburg GmbH (Germany)
    Inventors: Harald Althaus, Hans-Peter Hauser