DRACULIN, ITS METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USE

摘要

This invention provides a novel protein, "Draculin", having anticoagulant activity for mammalian blood. This protein was isolated from the saliva of vampire bats. This invention further provides methods for purifying Draculin, therapeutic uses thereof, isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding Draculin, and methods of preparing Draculin using recombinant DNA technology.