Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2007-07-03
Carlson, Karen Cochrane (Department: 1656)
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Proteins, i.e., more than 100 amino acid residues
Reexamination Certificate
active
10954790
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to plant defensin polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of use thereof. The invention also relates to a chimeric protein containing all or a portion of the plant defensin.
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Famodu Omolayo O.
Herrmann Rafael
Lu Albert L.
McCutchen Billy Fred
Miao Guo-Hua
Alston & Bird LLP
Carlson Karen Cochrane
E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
Rooke Agnes B.
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