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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 12, 2017
Applicant:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Hyun Koo, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Henry Daniell, Media, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61P 1/02 (2006.01); A61K 9/68 (2006.01); A61K 8/64 (2006.01); A61P 31/04 (2006.01); A01N 43/40 (2006.01); A01N 65/38 (2009.01); A61K 8/02 (2006.01); A61K 8/21 (2006.01); A61K 8/49 (2006.01); A61K 8/66 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01); A61K 38/47 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/645 (2013.01); A01N 43/40 (2013.01); A01N 65/38 (2013.01); A01N 65/385 (2013.01); A61K 8/0216 (2013.01); A61K 8/21 (2013.01); A61K 8/4926 (2013.01); A61K 8/66 (2013.01); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 9/0058 (2013.01); A61K 38/168 (2013.01); A61K 38/47 (2013.01); A61P 1/02 (2018.01); A61P 31/04 (2018.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01003 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01011 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01059 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for combating biofilm, said method comprising contacting a biofilm with a composition comprising an effective amount of antimicrobial peptide biofilm enzyme combinations, preferably in the form of a fusion protein. The biofilm may be on an animate or inanimate surface and both medical and non-medical uses and methods are provided. In one aspect the invention provides a composition for use in the treatment or prevention of a biofilm in a subject, particularly in the oral cavity.