Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Enzyme – proenzyme; compositions thereof; process for... – Oxidoreductase
Patent
1998-12-18
1999-11-09
Wax, Robert A.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Enzyme , proenzyme; compositions thereof; process for...
Oxidoreductase
C12N 904
Patent
active
059812443
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a human aflatoxin B1 aldehyde reductase (AFB1-hAR) and polynucleotides which identify and encode AFB1-hAR. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treating disorders associated with expression of AFB1-hAR.
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Bandman Olga
Corley Neil C.
Guegler Karl J.
Shah Purvi
Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Mayhew Bradley S.
Mohan-Peterson Sheela
Wax Robert A.
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