Anti-microbial peptides
AssigneeNovabiotics Limited
InventorDeborah O'Neil
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Abstract
The present invention relates to peptides comprising amino acids according to Formula I ((X)l(Y)m)n (I) wherein l, m and n are integers from 0 to 10; X and Y, which may be the same or different, are an amino acid selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic amino acids and/or cationic amino acids, together with methods for the use of the peptides in the treatment of microbial infections.
Claims20
A method for the treatment of a bacterial infection in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a peptide, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the peptide comprises 3 to 200 contiguous lysine residues.
The method of claim 2, wherein the subject is a mammal.
A method for the treatment of a bacterial infection in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a peptide, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the peptide consists of 3 to 200 contiguous lysine residues.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.