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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Calcitonin (CT) is a peptide hormone produced by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in mammals and by the ultimobranchial gland of birds and fish. Salmon calcitonin (sCT), which is more potent and longer lasting than human CT, has been used widely for the treatment of osteoporosis, paget's disease, hypercalcemic shock and chronic pain in terminal cancer patients. sCT is one of the many bioactive peptides that require C-terminal amidation for full biological activity. In this study we describe the over-expression and over-production of C-terminal amidated sCT in recombinant Streptomyces avermitilis. With this approach the utilization of expensive peptide synthesis can be circumvented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0929-8665
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Overexpression, purification and characterization of recombinant salmon calcitonin, a therapeutic protein, in Streptomyces avermitilis.
pubmed:affiliation
Biotechnology Department, Glenmark Laboratories, C-33 Nizamuddin East, New Delhi-110013, India. drchiranjib@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article