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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Primrose Pamela Elaine Freestone, Leicester, GB;
Peter Humphrey Williams, Leicester, GB;
Mark Lyte, Eagan, MN (US);
Richard David Haigh, Leicester, GB;
Assignee:
University of Leicester, Leicester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; C12N 1/00 ; C12N 1/12 ; C12N 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; C12N 1/00 ; C12N 1/12 ; C12N 1/20 ;
Abstract
A bacterial autoinducer and method for isolating and purifying a bacterial autoinducer form a sample comprising the steps of collecting a sample containing the autoinducer, fractionating the sample to isolate fractions corresponding to molecular weights of approximately 300-1500 Dalton, and eluting the isolate on an anion-exchange chromatographic column and selecting the faction containing the autoinducer.