Patents Assigned to Pharming
  • Useful properties of human lactoferrin and variants thereof
    Patent number: 6333311
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions containing human lactoferrin, or lactoferrin variants deleted for one or more arginine residues in the amino-terminal region of the protein (i.e., in the first basic cluster), and methods of using the compositions. The human lactoferrin, or lactoferrin variants are useful for treatment of human diseases and conditions, including inflamation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Pharming
    Inventors: Jan Nuijens, Patrick van Berkel