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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Otto, Tuebingen, DE;
Roderich Suessmuth, Nuertingen, DE;
Guenther Jung, Tuebingen, DE;
Friedrich Goetz, Tuebingen, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/808 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/808 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to peptides, which are useful in treating Staphylococcus infections. More particularly, the inventive peptides interfere with the regulation of the agr system of Staphylococcus species, especially S. aureus, and thereby block the formation of different virulence factors. The inventive peptides comprise at least the amino acid sequence S V X A S Y F, whereby cyclic structures of that kind of peptides are the most potent blocking reagents.