Antimicrobial agent
AssigneeSvenska Miljobolaget SVV AB
InventorUlf Rothman
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Abstract
A proteineous component isolated from plant chromatin, after dissociation of the same, as an antimicrobial agent, the proteineous component having an apparent molecular weight between 10 and 20 kD. The proteineous plant component is produced by means of a method comprising the steps of homogenizing a plant material in order to expose its plant chromatin, dissociating the plant chromatin with a dissociating agent under hydrophobic conditions, and separating the dissociated plant chromatin into individual fractions, one comprising the proteineous plant component, by means of a hydrophobic interaction separation procedure.
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A method of inhibiting the growth or killing bacterial microorganisms comprising treating the bacterial microorganisms with an effective amount of an antibacterial agent which is a protein fraction isolated from dissociated plant chromatin, the protein fraction having an apparent molecular weight between 10 and 20 kilodaltons (kD), wherein the bacterial microorganisms are Gram-positive bacteria or Gram-negative bacteria.
A method of treating bacterial infection in mammals, including humans, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a protein fraction isolated from dissociated plant chromatin to a mammal in need thereof, wherein the protein fraction has an apparent molecular weight between 10 and 20 kilodaltons (kD), and wherein the bacterial infections are caused by Gram-positive bacteria or Gram-negative bacteria.
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