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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2018
Seoul National University R&db Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Nibec Co., Ltd., Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Seung Hyun Han, Seoul, KR;
Kee-Yeon Kum, Seoul, KR;
Ki Bum Ahn, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ok-Jin Park, Seoul, KR;
Chong-Pyoung Chung, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Jeong Park, Seoul, KR;
Jue-Yeon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
NIBEC CO., LTD., Chungcheongbuk-Do, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to: a composition for inhibiting biofilms, containing, as an active ingredient, a peptide derived from human β-defensin-3; and a method for inhibiting biofilms by using the composition. The peptide according to the present invention inhibits bacterial biofilms even when used alone and exhibits a remarkably increased biofilm inhibitory effect when used in combination with a conventional dental therapeutic agent, and has an effect of preventing a tooth discoloration side effect caused by a conventional dental therapeutic agent.