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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Applicants:
David Markovitz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Swanson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Irwin Goldstein, East Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Harry Winter, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Markovitz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Swanson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Irwin Goldstein, East Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Harry Winter, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01); A61P 31/12 (2006.01); A61P 31/18 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/42 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic and research use. In particular, the present invention provides antiviral and antimicrobial lectin compounds (BanLec) isolated from bananas. These compounds have low mitogenicity and pro-inflammatory activity while maintaining anti-HIV-1 activity.