Patent ID: 7034111

Claim:
An isolated polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the polypeptide has aminopeptidase protein activity; b) a polypeptide which is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 90% identical to a nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, or the nucleotide sequence of the DNA insert of the plasmid deposited with ATCC as Accession Number PTA-1642, wherein the polypeptide has aminopeptidase protein activity; and c) a polypeptide comprising at least 100 contiguous amino acids of the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the polypeptide has aminopeptidase activity.