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Preventing endogenous aminopeptidase mediated n-terminal amino acid cleavage during expression of foreign genes in bacteria

EP 0670907 B1 · Applicant: SANDOZ-PATENT-GMBH

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  • Filed November 29, 1993 and granted May 7, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 29, 2013.
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FiledNovember 29, 1993
PublishedSeptember 13, 1995
GrantedMay 7, 1997
Term endedNovember 29, 2013
Application numberEP 94901914
Classification (CPC)C07K14/54 +2 more

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