Methods of treating fungal infections
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsNancy Millenbaugh, Jeremy Wesley Gleaton, Dickson Kiprono Kirui
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods of treating a fungal infection in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising one or more antifungal peptides selected from the group consisting of BmKn2, dBmKn2, Kn2-7, and dKn2-7. Antifungal pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms, including field-deployable dosage forms, comprising one or more of these antifungal peptides are also contemplated herein.
Claims17
A method of treating a polymicrobial infection in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more peptides selected from the group consisting of BmKn2, dBmKn2, Kn2-7, and dKn2-7;
- wherein said BmKn2 and said Kn2-7 peptides comprise a combination of D form and L form amino acids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.