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US 11,857,521 B1Granted
Anti-mycobacterial drugs
AssigneeThe Florida International University Board of Trustees
InventorsJoong Ho Moon, Michelle Miranda
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Abstract
The subject invention provides oligo(carbamoylated guanidine)s (OCGs) having fast and selective mycobactericidal effects via disruption of the mycobacterial membrane potential. OCGs also potentiates bedaquiline, an oxidative phosphorylation-targeting anti-TB drug. The combination of OCG and anti-TB drug can be used as an effective therapy for treating tuberculosis.
Claims10
An oligo(carbamoylated guanidine) (OCG)
- comprising a structure of
- wherein
- n is an integer ranging from 3 to 50;
- X is an alkylene;
- a heteroatom interrupted alkylene;
- an arylene;
- or a combination thereof;
- Y is a linear or cyclic alkylene;
- a heteroatom interrupted alkylene;
- an arylene;
- a heteroarylene;
- or a combination thereof;
- wherein the heteroatom interrupted alkylene and the heteroarylene have one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, S, and N;
- and
- R1 and R2 are each independently an H;
- a substituted or unsubstituted linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl;
- one or more heteroatom interrupted, substituted or unsubstituted, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl;
- an unsubstituted or substituted aryl;
- an unsubstituted or substituted heteroarylene;
- or a combination thereof;
- or a salt thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.