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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:
Jun. 03, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert I Lehrer, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Vladimir N Kokryakov, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sylvia S Harwig, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530317 ; 530321 ; 530324 ; 530827 ; 530830 ;
Abstract
Peptide-based compounds containing six invariant cysteine residues are useful as preservatives and in preventing, treating, or ameliorating microbial infection in animals and plants. These compounds are of the formulas: ##STR1## wherein each B.sub.i is a basic amino acid and the N-terminal acylated and/or C-terminal amidated or esterified forms thereof, either in optionally --SH stabilized linear or in cystine-bridged form.