Patent ID: 7960162

Claim:
An isolated protein selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; (b) the amino acid sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:9; (c) an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein said amino acid sequence has prolyl oligopeptidase activity; (d) an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid sequence having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO:9, wherein said amino acid sequence has prolyl oligopeptidase activity; and (e) an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid that hybridizes to SEQ ID NO:9 under highly stringent conditions, wherein said highly stringent conditions are hybridization at 50° C. for 16 hours; washing twice with a solution having 2×SSC and 0.1% SDS at room temperature for 5 minutes; and incubation twice with a solution having 0.5×SSC and 0.1% SDS at 65° C. for 15 minutes, wherein said amino acid sequence has prolyl oligopeptidase activity.