Description: rh-polypeptide-58 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by fermentation in e. coli. the starting gene is directly isolated from a human cell which codes for tissue inhibitor for metalloproteinase 1 used as such or adapted to the production host. it contains a maximum of 207 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. the protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.