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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Jared Leadbetter, Altadena, CA (US);
Jean J. Huang, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jared Leadbetter, Altadena, CA (US);
Jean J. Huang, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C40B 10/00 (2006.01); C40B 30/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Screening assays that allow for the identification of agents that increase acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) acylase expression and/or AHL acylase activity in γ-proteobacteria such as. Such agents are useful, for example, for inhibiting quorum sensing activity of such bacteria by increasing degradation of long chain, but not short chain, AHLs and, therefore, can be useful for treating infections by such bacteria.