Patent ID: 7893024

Claim:
A composition comprising a protein unfolding agent, a reducing agent, and an iron chelator, wherein the protein unfolding agent is selected from the group consisting of a non-detergent chaotropic agent comprising urea or guanidine, the peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, the peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, the peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3, the peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 4, the peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 5, the peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 6, and the peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 7; wherein the iron chelator is selected from the group consisting of 2,2′ bipyridine or desferrioxamine; and wherein the reducing agent is selected from the group consisting of NADH, FMN, dithiothreitol, β-mercaptoethanol, lipoic acid, and ascorbate.