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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:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Russell W Carlson, Athens, GA (US);
Assignee:
The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Athens, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07H / ; C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 53 ; 536 172 ; 536 179 ; 536 187 ; 536 55 ; 53612313 ;
Abstract
A purified lipid A from Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli CE3, as well as analogs and derivatives of the purified lipid A are provided. Compositions containing heterogenous mixtures of lipid A from R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli CE3 are also provided. The lipid A provided herein can be combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of stimulating the immune system in a subject, treating or preventing toxic shock in a subject, and methods of treating and preventing a lipopolysaccharide mediated disorder in a subject using the novel lipid A are provided.