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US 2022/0022453 A1Published application
Compositions and treatments for microbial persister cells
OwnerLanny Leo Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to methods and compositions including protocatechuic acid for destroying, inactivating, and/or inhibiting a persister cell including contacting a persister cell with a composition comprising protocatechuic acid crystals. The composition may include a liquid vehicle, and a stabilizer. The stabilizer may be an oil including an essential oil. The liquid vehicle may include an alcohol including isopropyl alcohol and/or ethanol.
Claims12
A method for destroying, inactivating, and/or inhibiting a microbial persister cell comprising:
- contacting the persister cell with a composition comprising protocatechuic acid crystals.
The method of claim 6, wherein the alcohol comprises ethanol or isopropyl alcohol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.