Antimicrobial peptides and methods of use thereof
AssigneeRiptide Bioscience, Inc.
InventorsJesse Jaynes, L. Edward Clemens, Henry W. Lopez, George R. Martin, Kathryn Woodburn
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to peptides having antimicrobial activity. In certain aspects, the invention relates to peptides having potent antimicrobial activity, broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, and/or the ability to kill otherwise antibiotic-resistant microbes, or microbes protected by biofilms.
Claims36
An antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide, wherein the antimicrobial peptide comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NOs:
- 3, 5, 8, 18, 22, 23 and 25-30.
An antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide, wherein the antimicrobial peptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 21.
An antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide, wherein the antimicrobial peptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 6 and 20.
An antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide, wherein the antimicrobial peptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 19.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.