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US 2015/0239936 A1Published application
Gramicidin a mutants that function as antibiotics with improved solubility and reduced toxicity
AssigneeThe Trustees of Boston College
InventorsJianmin Gao, Fang Wang
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Abstract
Described herein are antimicrobial peptides for use in pharmaceutical antibiotic compositions and methods of use thereof. These antimicrobial peptides are Gramicidin A (gA) peptide analogs that, in addition to having potent anti-microbial activity, have greatly increased solubility and significantly reduced toxicity in comparison to the wild-type Gramicidin A peptide.
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An anti-microbial composition comprising at least one Gramicidin A peptide analog or derivative having reduced cytotoxicity and increased solubility relative to wild-type Gramicidin A having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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