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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pavel A. Krasutsky, Duluth, MN (US);
Robert M. Carlson, Duluth, MN (US);
Raj Karim, Duluth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
Abstract
Methods of treating a bacterial infection and of killing or inhibiting bacteria are disclosed. The methods use derivatives of triterpenes that are abundant in birch bark and other plants. The triterpenes include betulin, allobetulin, and lupeol.