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Title:
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017008033
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide antimicrobial agents with enhanced activity against Gram-negative bacteria for use as a medical agents for treatment or prevention of Gram-negative bacterial infections, as diagnostic means, or as cosmetic materials, further for the treatment or prevention of Gram-negative bacterial contamination of foodstuff, of food processing equipment, of food processing plants, of surfaces coming into contact with foodstuff, of medical devices, of surfaces in hospitals and surgeries.SOLUTION: The invention provides an antimicrobial agent against Gram-negative bacteria, in particular, a fusion protein comprising an enzyme having an activity to degrade Gram-negative bacterial cell wall and a peptide stretch fused to the N- or C-terminus of the enzyme, as well as a nucleic acid molecule encoding the fusion protein, a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule and a host cell comprising either the nucleic acid or the vector.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Inventors:
LAVIGNE ROB
MILLER STEFAN
BRIERS YVES
VOLCKAERT GUIDO
WALMAGH MAARTEN
Application Number:
JP2016113291A
Publication Date:
January 12, 2017
Filing Date:
June 07, 2016
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Assignee:
UNIV LEUVEN KATH
LYSANDO HOLDING AG
International Classes:
C07K19/00; A23L3/3571; A61K8/64; A61K8/66; A61K38/00; A61K38/46; A61P1/04; A61P1/16; A61P11/00; A61P11/02; A61P11/08; A61P13/02; A61P17/00; A61P17/02; A61P19/08; A61P25/00; A61P27/02; A61P27/16; A61P31/00; A61P31/04; A61Q19/00; C07K14/00; C12N1/19; C12N1/21; C12N9/24; C12N9/48; C12N15/09; G01N33/68
Domestic Patent References:
JP2012516776A2012-07-26
JPH10505592A1998-06-02
JPH08501213A1996-02-13
JP2006504400A2006-02-09
Foreign References:
WO2009041830A22009-04-02
WO2009068858A12009-06-04
Other References:
APPL. MICROBIOL. BIOTECHNOL., vol. 65, JPN6014046507, 2004, pages 105 - 109, ISSN: 0003696841
J BIOL CHEM., vol. 283, no. 11, JPN6014046508, 2008, pages 7242 - 7250, ISSN: 0003696842
CELL. MOL. LIFE SCI (2008) VOL.65, PP.1202-1219, JPN6017014647, ISSN: 0003696840
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hatsushi Shimizu
Masao Haruna
Hirotaka Yamaguchi
Toshi Gobe
Ryuichi Inoue
Toshimitsu Sato
Koichi Niimi
Tomohiko Kobayashi
Masato Ozeki
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Kazuya Kawamoto