Carola Tilgmann
Driftchef
Catechol-o-methyltransferase, polypeptide sequences and dna molecule coding therefor
Other contributions
- Anu Jalanko
- Nisse Kalkkinen
- Kenneth Lundström
- Marjo Salminen
- Söderlund H
- Carola Tilgmann
- Ismo Ulmanen
Summary, in English
A novel isolation procedure was developed that allowed the purification of rat liver and human placenta catechol-O-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.6, COMT) enzyme from rat and human sources to a degree sufficient to allow the amino acid sequencing of the enzyme. Recombinant clones directed against the rat liver and human placenta COMT are identified and sequenced. The isolation of pure and recombinant COMT and antibodies thereto, according to the invention, is useful as a medical and pharmacological tool for the development of COMT inhibitors and as a clinical tool for the assay of COMT expression in various disease states.
Publiceringsår
1991-10-17
Språk
Engelska
Dokumenttyp
Patent
Ämne
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Structural Biology
Nyckelord
- catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)
- Sequence Homology Amino Acid
- enzmes
Status
Published