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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Dilip M. Shah, St. Louis, MO (US);
Meenakshi Tetorya, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/50 (2020.01); A01H 5/10 (2018.01); A01N 37/46 (2006.01); A01P 1/00 (2006.01); A01P 3/00 (2006.01); A61P 31/10 (2006.01); C07K 14/47 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/50 (2020.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01); A01N 37/46 (2013.01); A01P 1/00 (2021.08); A01P 3/00 (2021.08); A61P 31/10 (2018.01); C07K 14/4723 (2013.01); C12N 15/8282 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Antimicrobial defensin peptide variants comprising modified C-terminal fragments of a defensin and nucleic acids encoding the same are disclosed. Compositions comprising the defensin variant peptides and methods of their use to control microbial infections of plants and vertebrate subjects as well as contamination of feedstuffs and foodstuffs are also disclosed.