Patent · US Expired

Pharmaceutical bacteriocin compositions and methods for using the same

US5304540A · kind A · utility

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11References

37Claims

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Assignee

Applied Microbiology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter Blackburn · New York, US
Steven J. Projan · New York, US
Edward B. Goldberg · Brookline, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 1993
Grant date	Apr 19, 1994
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A50/30
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Compositions comprising lanthionine-containing bacteriocins such as nisin act as bactericides under conditions such as those found in the gastrointestinal tract. In a preferred embodiment pharmaceutical preparations containing the compositions are used for the control of bacteria responsible for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

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