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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Blecha, Manhattan, KS (US);
Jishu Shi, Manhattan, KS (US);
Assignee:
Kansas State University Research Foundation, Manhattan, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530300 ; 530324 ; 530350 ; 514-2 ;
Abstract
New antimicrobial truncated peptides are disclosed which are based upon a known peptide, PR-39 (SEQ ID NO: 1) but which contain a lesser number of amino acid residues yet still retain antimicrobial activity. The most preferred peptide compound is PR-26, SEQ ID NO: 2. The invention also relates to a method of inhibiting microbial growth by administering an effective amount of a peptide in accordance with the invention.