US 9,012,178 B2
DIPEPTIDES TO ENHANCE YIELD AND VIABILITY FROM CELL CULTURESGeneral
US 9,012,178 B2
DIPEPTIDES TO ENHANCE YIELD AND VIABILITY FROM CELL CULTURES
Tech Center:
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Examiner:
Suzanne M Noakes
Art Unit:
1656 Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzyme
Agent:
Kathleen Fowler
Inventors:
Sohye Kang; Rebecca E. McCoy; Arvia E. Morris; Rohini Deshpande; Leslie P. Miranda
Assignee:
Priority:
08/05/11
Filed:
04/08/13
Granted:
04/21/15
Expiration:
08/05/30
Abstract
The present invention relates to the culture of animal cells in serum-free culture medium. The present invention provides particular dipeptides that can improve recombinant protein production and cell viability in such cultures, especially in the absence of peptones.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
C12C12N2501/105C12NC07K5/06104C07K