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β-cyclodextrin derivatives as antibacterial agents

US7737132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Pinnacle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · US

Inventors

Noureddine Fahmi · Charlottesville, US
Frank Schmidtmann · Charlottesville, US
Sidney Hecht · Phoenix, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2006
Grant date	Jun 15, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 22, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08B37/0012
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a new class of antibiotics to which pathogenic bacteria have not been exposed, and thus should not have developed resistance. This new class of antibiotics are derivatives of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), which is a cyclic molecule comprising seven D-glucose units.

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