Patent ID: 6031087
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
An isolated nucleic acid comprising a sequence of nucleotides which encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a type II serine proteinase inhibitor (PI) precursor from a plant wherein said isolated nucleic acid has the nucleotide secuence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 or hybridizes to the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 under the conditions of at least one of 4.times.SSC at room temperature, 2.times.SSC at room temperature, 1.times.SSC at 40.degree. C., 2.times.SSC with 0.1% w/v SDS at 68.degree. C., or 0.2.times.SSC with 1% w/v SDS at 68.degree. C., wherein said precursor comprises at least three PI monomers and wherein at least one of said monomers has a chymotrypsin specific site and at least one of said monomers has a trypsin specific site.