Anti-microbial seaweed extracts, compositions and uses thereof
AssigneeOceans Ltd.
InventorsJudith Bobbitt, Anne Mathieu, Ahmed Zein
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Abstract
The present invention provides a crude extract, fractions and sub-fractions from the seaweed Fucus distichus (FD), method of preparation and its use for inhibiting the growth of microbial cells, particularly bacteria causing acne or nosocomial infections such as MRSA in humans or MRSP in dogs.
Claims27
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The method of claim 14, wherein said solvent is organic or inorganic.
The methodextract of claim 14, wherein said seaweed is previously freeze-dried, grinded into powder form and defatted prior to solvent extraction.
The methodextract of claim 14, wherein said extract is an 80% ethanol extract of FD or a:
- hexane;
- ethyl acetate;
- chloroform;
- or water fraction from said 80% ethanol extract.
The method of claim 14, wherein said extract is in dried form or in solution.
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A method of inhibiting growth of a bacterial cell comprising contacting said cell with a growth-inhibiting concentration of a solvent extract from a Fucus distichus seaweed, wherein said bacterial cell is selected from the group consisting of:
- Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (SP) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP).
(canceled)
A method for treating a bacterial infection in a mammal comprising administering a growth-inhibiting concentration of a composition comprising a solvent extract from a Fucus distichus (FD)seaweed, wherein said infection is from a bacteria selected from the group consisting of:
- Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (SP) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.