BETA-GALACTOSIDE BINDING PROTEINS,METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF,AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME

摘要

PCT No. PCT/GB91/01898 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 30, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 30, 1993 PCT Filed Oct. 30, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/07938 PCT Pub. Date May 14, 1992Non-agglutinating beta -galactoside binding proteins (GBP), both the natural proteins and proteins produced by recombinant DNA technology, are provided for use as inhibitors and regulators of vertebrate cell growth and as anti-viral agents. Methods of producing the GBP's are also described. The GBP's show a powerful growth inhibitory effect against human cancer cells making them potentially useful therapeutic agents in the treatment of malignant disease and also show an inhibitory effect on viral replication making them potentially useful as anti-viral agents.