Patents Examined by Marianne Ponta Allen
  • Patent number: 5204255
    Abstract: A hybrid plasminogen activator-like polypeptide comprising a polypeptide region responsible for an affinity to fibrin derived from a tissue plasminogen activator polypeptide and a polypeptide region responsible for an enzyme activity derived from a prourokinase polypeptide; a DNA segment coding for the hybrid polypeptide; plasmid containing the DNA segment; a microorganism transformed with the DNA; and a process for production of the hybrid polypeptide comprising culturing the microorganism and recovering the hybrid polypeptide from the cultured cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignees: Sagami Chemical Research Center, Central Glass Company, Limited, Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd., Nippon Soda Company, Limited, Nissan Chemical Industries, Limited, Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michito Tagawa, Masakatsu Wada, Masayuki Yamada, Midori Yokoyama, Naganori Numao