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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Applicant:
Maurizio Pellecchia, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Maurizio Pellecchia, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/427 (2006.01); C07D 277/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides compounds that can efficiently and specifically inhibit bacterial toxins, such as inhibit the lethal factor (LF) protease activity of anthrax toxin and/or botulinum neurotoxin type A. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting proteases, such as lethal factor protease, as well as methods for treating bacterial infections, such as anthrax and botulinum.