Claims
- 1. A non-primate, mammalian somatotropin having substitutions in the amino acid residues corresponding to residues 106 to 127 of the amino acid sequence provided in FIG. 1B, which substitutions reduce the hydrophobicity or helical stability, and thereby the amount of aggregation, of said substituted non-primate, mammalian somatotropin as compared to said amino acid sequence provided in FIG. 1B, the substitution which is Gln-121.
- 2. A somatotropin according to claim 1 which is bovine somatotropin.
- 3. A somatotropin according to claim 1 which is porcine somatotropin.
- 4. A method for enhancing the growth of a non-primate, mammalian animal, which comprises administering to the animal a somatotropin according to claim 1.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the animal is a bovine.
- 6. A method for increasing milk production in a cow, comprising administering to the cow a somatotropin according to claim 1.
- 7. A non-primate, mammalian somatotropin having substitutions in the amino acid residues corresponding to residues 106 to 127 of the amino acid sequence provided in FIG. 1B, which substitutions reduce the hydrophobicity or helical stability, and thereby the amount of aggregation, of said substituted non-primate, mammalian somatotropin as compared to said amino acid sequence provided in FIG. 1B, the substitution which is Gly-125+Arg-126.
- 8. A somatotropin according to claim 7 which is bovine somatotropin.
- 9. A somatotropin according to claim 7 which is porcine somatotropin.
- 10. A method for enhancing the growth of a non-primate, mammalian animal, which comprises administering to the animal a somatotropin according to claim 7.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the animal is a bovine.
- 12. A method for increasing milk production in a cow, comprising administering to the cow a somatotropin according to claim 7.
Parent Case Info
This application is a file wrapper continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/082,802, filed Jun. 24, 1993, now abandoned, which is a file wrapper continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 07/778,202, filed Dec. 13, 1991, abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of the National Stage of International Application PCT/US90/03550, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/377,926, filed Jul. 10, 1989, now abandoned.
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