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US 7,582,418 · App. 11/718,482 · Granted Sep 1, 2009

Antimicrobial chelates

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Patent No.
US 7,582,418
App. No.
11/718,482
Granted
Sep 1, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods useful for inhibiting growth of a variety of microbes including bacteria and fungi are disclosed. The methods involve contacting a microbe with an inhibitory amount of a zinc chelate. Methods useful for preserving a consumable product are also disclosed.

Claims (5)

1. A method of inhibiting microbial growth comprising the step of contacting one or more microbes with an amount of a zinc chelate sufficient to inhibit the one or more microbes, wherein the zinc chelate is selected from zinc lipoate, and zinc bisglycinate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more microbes are bacteria.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more microbes are fungi.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more microbes are selected from bacteria and fungi.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more microbes are selected from Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Salmonella typhimerium , and Eschrichia coli , and Candida albicans.

Assignments (4)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jun 29, 2018
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ALBION LABORATORIES, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: ALBION LABORATORIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded May 4, 2016
From: ALBION LABORATORIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2007
From: THOMPSON, ROBERT CHARLES
To: ALBION LABORATORIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 019256/0081 →