Antibiotic reuterin
US5413960A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/225
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The antibiotic .beta.-hydroxypropionaldehyde is obtained by cultivating strains of Lactobacillus reuteri under anaerobic conditions in the presence of glycerol or glyceraldehyde. This antibiotic has activity against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, against the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and against the protozoan, Trypanosoma cruzi, and decreases ribonucleotide reductase activity.
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