Use of seaprose to remove bacterial biofilm
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsLei Shi, Aleksa Jovanovic, Catherine Van Der Kar, Eric Roche
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Abstract
A method of disrupting a bacterial biofilm present on a surface, comprising applying a composition that includes a semi-alkaline protease produced by the fermentation of the fungus Aspergillus melleus (Seaprose) to the bacterial biofilm, wherein application of the composition to the bacterial biofilm disrupts the matrix of the bacterial biofilm.
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A method of disrupting a bacterial biofilm present on a wound that does not include necrotic tissue, the method consisting of applying a composition consisting of seaprose and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to the bacterial biofilm present on the wound, wherein seaprose is a semi-alkaline protease produced by the fermentation of the fungus Aspergillus melleus, wherein application of the composition to the bacterial biofilm disrupts the matrix of the bacterial biofilm, wherein the semi-alkaline protease has a molecular weight of about 31 kDa, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is selected from a lotion, cream, emulsion, ointment, gel, paste, solution, aerosol spray, aerosol foam, non-aerosol spray, non-aerosol foam, powder, liquid solution, liquid suspension, film, and sheet, and wherein seaprose is the only enzymatic agent in the composition.
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