Small molecule inhibitors of bacterial motility and a high throughput screening assay for their identification
US8940740B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Certain compounds are provided that can selectively inhibit motile bacteria such as V. cholerae motility. These compounds can indirectly diminish production of cholera toxin and other major virulence required by the cholera bacterium to cause disease.
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