| abstract |
A structural gene coding for authentic human serum albumin, - optionally supplemented by an upstream triplet coding for methionine and optionally extended by a synthetic prepro?x-leader-coding sequence -, wherein the codons of the nucleotide sequence have been selected with regard to a non-human host, e.g. yeast, chosen for expression of authentic human serum albumin, is disclosed. Additionally there is disclosed a method of producing said gene. There are also disclosed a recombinant DNA molecule comprising said structural gene inserted into a vector, and a host transformed with said recombinant DNA molecule. Furthermore there are disclosed a method of producing authentic human serum albumin, an authentic human serum albumin resulting from said method, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising said resulting human serum albumin. |