Patent · US Expired

Compounds that bind bacterial pili

US5998381A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
3References
24Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1996
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H15/26
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Diagnostics and treatments for bacterial infection are disclosed. The treatments prevent bacteria from adhering to host cells by interfering with the binding of the bacteria to cell receptors. Compounds that inhibit bacterial adherence to cells are engineered to be readily modified for best efficacy with different modes of treatment. The compounds can be readily modified for use to identify bacteria according to their cell binding specificities.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.