The present invention relates to a novel protein inhibiting .beta. amyloid
aggregation and a strain producing the protein, more precisely, to a
novel protein inhibiting .beta. amyloid aggregation, a gene coding the
protein, a Streptomyces sp. strain producing the protein and a
therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative disorders containing the protein
as an effective ingredient. The therapeutic agent of the present
invention containing the protein inhibiting .beta. amyloid aggregation as
an effective ingredient can be effectively used for the prevention and
the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease.