Patents Assigned to Pepsyn Limited
  • Casein fragments having growth promoting activity
    Patent number: 6060448
    Abstract: Amino acid sequences substantially identical to the C-terminal end of an .alpha.-S2 casein precursor one shown to act as growth promoters.Disclosed are sequences from Bovine .alpha.-S2 casein including the 9 C-terminal amino acids.LysValIlEProTyrValArgTyrLeu (SEQ ID NO:1)Also disclosed are foodstuffs and medicaments comprising the peptides of the invention and a method of producing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Pepsyn Limited
    Inventors: John Arthur Smith, Mark Charles Wilkinson, Qing-Ming Liu