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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Dennis Keith, Montclair, NJ (US);
Jan-Ji Lai, Westborough, MA (US);
Chandrika Govardhan, Lexington, MA (US);
Nazer Khalaf, Worcester, MA (US);
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to crystalline and crystal-like forms of lipopeptides, including daptomycin, a lipopeptide antibiotic with potent bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria, including strains that are resistant to conventional antibiotics. The present invention relates to methods of purifying lipopeptides, including daptomycin, a lipopeptide antibiotic with potent bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria, including strains that are resistant to conventional antibiotics. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the purified form of the lipopeptide and methods of using these compositions.