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Siderophores as antiparasitic agents

US5192807A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 1991
Grant dateMar 9, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/852
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Antiparasitic agents constituted by a siderophore substance including at least one hydroxamate group, at least one peptide bond, and having a molecular weight of less than 1,000 D, e.g. aerobactin. A method of isolating antiparasitic agents by purification from the supernatant of a culture of an appropriate bacteria such as pathogenic enterobacteria applicable as antiparasitic agents, in particular as antimalarial agents.

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