US 7,479,540 B1
Adipomodulin and related molecules and methods
Chandan Prasad, 69 Marywood Ct., New Orleans, La. 70101 (US); Julio E. Figueroa, II, 86 Oriole St., New Orleans, La. 70101 (US); and Parakat Vijayagopal, 57 Brittany Dr., Kenner, La. 70062 (US)
Filed on Apr. 05, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/99,329.
Application 11/099329 is a division of application No. 10/744535, filed on Dec. 22, 2003, abandoned.
Int. Cl. C07K 14/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 530—350  [530/387.1; 530/412; 530/828; 530/829; 530/868] 5 Claims
 
1. A process for isolating an adipomodulin comprising the steps of:
a. providing a test sample from a human experiencing weight loss associated with a pathological condition;
b. isolating the proteins in the test sample that:
i. have a molecular weight of about 25 kDa to about 30 kDa;
ii. bind to anti-light chain antibody; and
iii. bind to adipocytes to promote lipolysis; and
iv. are not proteoglycans.