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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Urex Biotech, Inc., London, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ; A61K 3/804 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ; A61K 3/804 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to protein and peptide chemistry. In particular, the present invention relates to the discovery and isolation of novel peptides whose sequences derive from microorganism by-products including biosurfactants. The invention is also directed to the use of these novel peptides in the inhibition of infections caused by pathogens.