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US 8,431,528 · App. 12/454,332 · Granted Apr 30, 2013

Antibacterial

Inventors: Ruiliang Lu (Nottingham, MD); Alessio Fasano (West Friendship, MD)
Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Patent No.
US 8,431,528
App. No.
12/454,332
Granted
Apr 30, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides antibacterial peptides isolated from lactobacillus GG. Also provided are methods of treating an individual having a bacterial infection or at risk for developing a bacterial infection, comprising the steps of administering an antibacterial peptide of the invention to an individual having a bacterial infection or at risk for developing a bacterial infection.

Claims (2)

1. An antibacterial peptide isolated from lactobacillus GG, wherein said peptide consists of NPSRQERR (SEQ ID NO: 1), PDENK (SEQ ID NO: 2), YTRGLPM (SEQ ID NO: 3), VHTAPK (SEQ ID NO: 4), LSQKSVK (SEQ ID NO: 5), MLNERVK (SEQ ID NO: 6), or GKLSNK (SEQ ID NO: 7).

2. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising an antibacterial peptide isolated from lactobacillus GG, wherein said peptide is a peptide of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2009
From: LU, RUILIANG; FASANO, ALESSIO
To: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
Reel/Frame 023301/0568 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61053755 · May 16, 2008
Related Publication 20110105385A1 · May 5, 2011