Inhibition of microbial growth by aconitase inhibition
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJames Robert Schwartz, Charles Winston Saunders, Robert Scott Youngquist, Jun Xu
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of inhibiting aconitase activity of fungal cells in an individual, the method comprising administering an inhibitor of aconitase activity to the fungal cell in an amount effective to inhibit activity of aconitase by said fungal cells.
Claims3
A method of inhibiting aconitase activity of fungal cells in an individual, the method comprising administering a composition comprising an inhibitor of aconitase activity to the fungal cell in an amount effective to inhibit activity of aconitase by said fungal cells wherein the inhibitor of aconitase activity is zinc pyrithione or another metal salt of pyrithione and wherein the inhibitor of aconitase inhibits aconitase activity by at least 70%.
A method of inhibiting the growth of fungal cells in a material, the method comprising contacting the material with a composition comprising an inhibitor of aconitase activity in an amount effective to inhibit the activity of aconitase by said fungal cells, wherein the inhibitor of aconitase activity is zinc pyrithione or another metal salt of pyrithione, and wherein the inhibitor of aconitase inhibits the aconitase activity by at least 70%.
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