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Assays and reagents for identifying anti-fungal agents, and uses related thereto

US6277564A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 1997
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2333/91165
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to rapid, reliable and effective assays for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically inhibit the biological activity of fungal GTPase proteins, particularly GTPases involved in cell wall integrity, hyphael formation, and/or other cellular functions critical to pathogenesis. Another aspect of the present invention relates to novel Candida genes and gene products.

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