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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Blackburn, New York, NY (US);
Steven J Projan, New York, NY (US);
Edward B Goldberg, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Microbiology, Inc., Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514-2 ; 514 12 ;
Abstract
Compositions comprising lanthionine-containing bacteriocins such as nisin act as bactericides under conditions such as those found in the gastrointestinal tract. In a preferred embodiment pharmaceutical preparations containing the compositions are used for the control of bacteria responsible for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.