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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Vanessa Sperandio, Flower Mound, TX (US);
John R. Falck, Dallas, TX (US);
Donald R. Stewart, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vanessa Sperandio, Flower Mound, TX (US);
John R. Falck, Dallas, TX (US);
Donald R. Stewart, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignees:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
OMM Scientific Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds and methods for the treatment of bacterial infections. Because their mechanism of action does not involve killing of bacteria or inhibiting their growth, the potential for these compounds to induce drug resistance in bacteria is minimized. Through inhibiting bacterial virulence, the present invention provides a novel means of treating bacterial infections.