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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Morris Srebnik, Mevasseret Zion, IL;
Itzhack Polacheck, Jerusalem, IL;
Doron Steinberg, Jerusalem, IL;
Adel Jabbour, Nazareth Ilit, IL;
Edward Sionov, Azur, IL;
Morris Srebnik, Mevasseret Zion, IL;
Itzhack Polacheck, Jerusalem, IL;
Doron Steinberg, Jerusalem, IL;
Adel Jabbour, Nazareth Ilit, IL;
Edward Sionov, Azur, IL;
Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd., Jerusalem, IL;
Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd., Jerusalem, IL;
Abstract
Novel agents exhibiting anti-biofilm formation activity while being non-cytotoxic are provided, as well as methods of using the same, either per se or conjugated to a polymer, for preventing and/or reducing the formation of microbial biofilms and/or for disrupting microbial biofilms. The novel agents described herein include thiazolidine-2,4-diones (TZDs), pyrrolidine-2,5-diones (PYDs), imidazolidine-2,4-diones or oxazolidine-2,4-diones, substituted by an alkyl having 7-20 carbon atoms in its backbone chain.