The present invention is directed to the field of phage therapy for the treatment and control of bacterial infections. In particular, the present invention is directed to the novel bacteriophage F387/08, F391/08, F394/08, F488/08, F510/08, F44/10, and F125/10, isolated polypeptides thereof, compositions comprising one or more of the novel bacteriophage and/or isolated polypeptides, as well as to methods for the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections using same, either alone or in combination with other antibacterial therapies, e.g., antibiotics and/or other phage therapies.

This document relates to conjugates of TNF inhibitors or derivatives thereof and functionalized (e.g., mono- or bi-functional) polymers (e.g., polyethylene glycol and related polymers) as well as methods and materials for making and using such conjugates.

The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents active against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising the CHAP domain of LysK endolysin, the M23 endopeptidase domain of lysostaphin, the cell wall binding domain (CBD) of ALE-1, and a further peptide selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial peptide, an amphipathic peptide, a cationic peptide, a hydrophobic peptide, a sushi peptide and a defensin. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, and corresponding host cells, compositions and devices. Finally, the present invention relates to applications of the inventive polypeptides, in particular in the pharmaceutical field.

Described herein are recombinant host organisms expressing a fusion protein with a foreign signal linked to the N-terminus of a mature polypeptide, such as an alpha-amylase, protease, beta-glucosidase or glucoamylase. Also described are processes for producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol, from starch or cellulosic-containing material with the recombinant host organisms.

The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid protein formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions. The inventive methods can also yield a higher stability of a liquid protein formulation.

The present invention provides a composition and/or an animal feed comprising polypeptides having muramidase activity and uses thereof.

The use of lysozyme or combinations comprising the lysozyme in preparing a medicament for preventing or treating the novel coronavirus pneumonia COVID-19 and in preparing a food for assisting in preventing or treating the novel coronavirus pneumonia COVID-19 is disclosed. The lysozyme or the combination of the lysozyme, as provided by the present invention, can effectively inhibit cell damage caused by the novel coronavirus, inhibit the inflammatory factors expression induced by the novel coronavirus, ameliorate airway obstruction and decreased expiratory volume caused by lung lesions, and ameliorate intestinal barrier dysfunction. The lysozyme or the combination of the lysozyme has good effects on patients with high viral load, respiratory distress, impaired intestinal function, etc., and can reduce the novel coronavirus infection rate and the incidence rate of severe novel coronavirus pneumonia.

Provided are chloroplasts engineered to recombinantly express mammalian colostrum and milk polypeptides, photosynthetic organisms containing such chloroplasts, and compositions comprising such organisms and methods for producing such organisms. In certain embodiments, provided is a chloroplast comprising one or more polynucleotides encoding one or more mammalian milk or colostrum polypeptides selected from osteopontin, lactadherin, cathelicidin-1, lysozyme, lactoperoxidase, lingual antimicrobial peptide (LAP), alpha-lactalbumin, and soluble CD14.

GPCR-fusion partner proteins comprising G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) of GPCRs and fusion partners such as rubredoxin, cytochrome b562 RIL (Bril, bRIL, BRIL), T4 lysozyme C-terminal fragment (C-term-T4L), flavodoxin, or xylanase either substituted for some or all of the third intracellular loop of the GPCR between the fifth and sixth helix of the GPCR are described or attached to an terminus or C terminus of the GPCR. GPCR-fusion partner proteins in crystalline form, optionally of a quality suitable for x-ray crystallographic structure determination of the GPCR, are described. Methods of using fusion partners in GPCR-fusion partner proteins to support crystallization of GPCR-fusion partner proteins for x-ray crystallographic structure determination of the GPCR, are described. Methods of identifying other suitable fusion partners through screening of protein data banks are also described.

Disclosed in the present invention is use of lysozyme in the preparation of a drug for preventing or treating a uric acid-related disease, a drug for reducing uric acid, and a drug for promoting uric acid excretion. Also disclosed in the present invention are a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a uric acid-related disease, a pharmaceutical composition for reducing uric acid, and a pharmaceutical composition for promoting uric acid excretion, and a method for preventing or treating a uric acid-related disease, reducing uric acid and promoting uric acid excretion.