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US 2014/0356409 A1Published application
Cationic peptides and use of such peptides for inhibiting exotoxin production
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorPatrick M. Schlievert
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Abstract
Cationic peptides and use of such peptides to inhibit bacterial exotoxin production without substantially inhibiting bacterial growth are described.
Claims22
An isolated peptide that inhibits bacterial exotoxin production without substantially inhibiting bacterial growth, wherein said peptide is from 10 to 50 amino acids in length, and wherein the percentage of positively charged amino acids above the number of negatively charged amino acids is 15% or higher.
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