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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leslie H. Kondejewski, Edmonton, CA;
Robert S. Hodges, Edmonton, CA;
David S. Wishart, Edmonton, CA;
Robert E. W. Hancock, Vancouver, CA;
Ronald N. McElhaney, Edmonton, CA;
Elmar J. Prenner, Edmonton, CA;
Ruthven N. A. H. Lewis, Edmonton, CA;
Assignee:
Pence, Inc., Edmonton, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/812 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/812 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns antimicrobial cyclic peptides and peptide analogs having relatively low hemolytic activity. Peptides of the invention are effective in killing and/or inhibiting growth of a number of microorganisms, including gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting or killing such microorganisms, and therapeutic preparations for such inhibiting or killing.