polypeptide chain


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polypeptide chain

a sequence of AMINO ACIDS joined together by PEPTIDE BONDS, forming a PROTEIN, the sequence being determined by the order of bases along the POLYNUCLEOTIDE CHAINS of DNA, in the form of a GENETIC CODE. See PROTEIN SYNTHESIS for details.
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The bead represents the first amino acid of the growing polypeptide chain.
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Stryker Corporation (Kalamazoo, MI) has patented (1) osteogenic devices comprising a matrix containing substantially pure natural-sourced mammalian osteogenic protein; (2) DNA and amino acid sequences for novel polypeptide chains useful as subunits of dimeric osteogenic proteins; (3) vectors carrying sequences encoding these novel polypeptide chains and host cells transfected with these vectors; (4) methods of producing these polypeptide chains using recombinant DNA technology; (5) antibodies specific for these novel polypeptide chains; (6) osteogenic devices comprising these recombinantly produced proteins in association with an appropriate carrier matrix; and (7) methods of using the osteogenic devices to mimic the natural course of endochondral bone formation in mammals.
Stryker obtains United States patent
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