Composition for treatment of a bacterial infection of the digestive tract
US6399097B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An enteric coated pill for treating bacterial infections of the digestive tract, wherein the bacteria to be treated are selected from the group consisting of Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter and combinations thereof, said pill comprising an effective amount of at least one lytic enzyme genetically coded by a bacteriophage specific for said bacteria of the digestive tract, whereby said enzyme has the ability to digest the cell wall of said bacteria; and a carrier for said enzyme.
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