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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Lian-hui Wang, Singapore, SG;
Lian-hui Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Lian-Hui Wang, Singapore, SG;
Lian-Hui Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/20 (2006.01); C07C 61/08 (2006.01); C07C 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention broadly relates to the use of α,β-unsaturated fatty acids to inhibit the filamentous growth of fungi and yeasts and to a method for producing same. In particular the invention relates to the use of optionally substituted C8 to CI5 α,β-unsaturated fatty acids or salts, esters or amides thereof for inhibiting or retarding the yeast-to-mycelium transition of organisms having a dimorphic life cycle.