Modified bacteriocins and methods for their use
US7732586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2319/74
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Modified forms of naturally occurring bacteriocins, such as the R-type pyocins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are disclosed. The bacteriocins are modified at the ends of their tail fibers in a region responsible for binding specificity and affinity to their cognate binding partners, or receptors, such as those on the surface of bacteria. Methods for the use of the modified bacteriocins, such as to bind receptors, including virulence or fitness factors, on the surfaces of bacteria, are also described.
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