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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1996
Alexander Robert Neurath, New York, NY (US);
Asim Kumar Debnath, New York, NY (US);
Shibo Jiang, Jackson Heights, NY (US);
New York Blood Center, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of preventing the transmission of or treating herpesvirus, such as herpes simplex virus infection, or Chlamydia trachomatis comprising administering to a patient a composition which comprises: (i) a protein or peptide containing lysines and an N-terminal amino group, wherein at least one of the lysines or the N-terminal amino group of the protein or peptide, such as casein, .beta.-lactoglobulin, powdered milk or whey, is modified by contact with an aromatic acid anhydride compound, such as trimellitic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride chloride or 3-hydroxyphthalic anhydride and/or (ii) a protein or peptide containing arginines, which is modified by an arginine modifying agent containing at least one carboxyl group, such as p-carboxyphenylglyoxal.