Targeted antimicrobial moieties

US8389679B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Randal H. Eckert · Redondo Beach, US
• Daniel K. Yarbrough · Los Angeles, US
• Wenyuan Shi · Los Angeles, US
• Maxwell H. Anderson · Sequim, US
• Jian He · Blue Bell, US
• Chris Kaplan · Los Angeles, US
• Jee-Hyun Sim · Garden Grove, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 5, 2010
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 22, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07K2319/55
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention provides novel targeted antimicrobial compositions. In various embodiments chimeric moieties are provided comprising an antimicrobial peptide attached to a peptide targeting moiety that binds a bacterial strain or species.