The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2006
Applicant:
John T. Groves, Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventor:
John T. Groves, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Assays for the identification of antibacterial agents that inhibit mycobacterial growth by interfering with the iron acquisition pathway in host cells are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting mycobacterial growth by interfering with iron uptake or by delivering antibacterial agents to mycobacteria in host cells through the iron uptake pathway, as well as certain compounds that are useful in the assay methods, and also as antibacterial agents.