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US 11,142,562 B2Granted
Antimicrobial peptide and its use thereof
AssigneeCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research
InventorsBalaji Prakash, Yashavanth Linganamane, Abhishek Acharya
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel peptide that exhibits effective antimicrobial activity against various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria that are involved in food-borne pathogenesis, food spoilage and other pathogenic conditions. Therefore, this peptide can be a good candidate as antibacterial in agricultural, food and beverage industry, as well as for other medical applications and societal use.
Claims9
A thermo-stable anti-microbial peptide having the general formula:
- wherein
- denotes a disulphide bridge;
- m and n independently range from 2 to 8 amino-acid residues;
- X, Y is Arginine or Lysine;
- each B is an Amino acid selected from the group consisting of Serine, Threonine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Valine, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan, Cysteine, Arginine, and Lysine, and
- wherein the thermo-stable anti-microbial peptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 1 to 20.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.