Patent ID: 6057142
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61K,A61P,C12N,C12Y,Y02A

Abstract:
A recombinant host cell comprising a nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence encoding the human chitinase of SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:6 or a nucleotide sequence encoding a chitinase with having substantially similar chitin-hydrolyzing activity to the human chitinase of SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:6, wherein said nucleic acid will hybridize to a nucleic acid of SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:5 at 65.degree. C. in 1 mM EDTA, 0.5M sodium hydrogen phosphate buffer (pH7.2) containing 7% (w/v) SDS.