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Anti-fungal agents and methods of identifying and using the same

US5942386A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1998
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N9/90
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Substantially pure C. albicans topoisomerase I protein is disclosed. Nucleic acid molecules that encode C. albicans topoisomerase I protein, recombinant expression vectors that comprise a nucleic acid sequence that encodes C. albicans topoisomerase I protein, and host cells that comprise recombinant expression vectors that comprise nucleic acid sequences that encode C. albicans topoisomerase I protein are disclosed. Fragments of nucleic acid molecules with sequences encoding C. albicans topoisomerase I protein and oligonucleotide molecules that comprise a nucleotide sequence complementary to fragment of a nucleotide sequence that encodes C. albicans topoisomerase I protein are disclosed. Antibodies which bind to an epitope on C. albicans topoisomerase I protein are disclosed. Methods of identifying inhibitors of C. albicans topoisomerase I protein are disclosed. Camptothecin analogs useful as inhibitors of C. albicans topoisomerase I protein are disclosed and methods of using camptothecin analogs as inhibitors of C. albicans topoisomerase I protein are disclosed.

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