Polypeptide isolated from Brevibacterium aurantiacum and its use for the treatment of cancer

摘要

The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to a polypeptide isolated from Brevibacterium aurantiacum that shows methionine gamma-lyase and homocysteinase activities. The present invention also relates to the use of such a polypeptide for the treatment of cancer.