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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2004
Applicants:
John W. Erickson, Potomac, MD (US);
Abelardo Silva, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Inventors:
John W. Erickson, Potomac, MD (US);
Abelardo Silva, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
Sequoia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/165 (2006.01); C07K 17/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/215 (2006.01); A61K 39/385 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods that are useful for preventing and treating a coronavirus infection in a subject. More specifically, the invention provides peptides and conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions containing those peptides and conjugates that block fusion of a coronavirus, such as the SARS virus, to a target cell. This blocking mechanism prevents or treats a coronavirus infection, such as a SARS infection, in a subject, such as a human subject.