Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides with antimicrobial activity, consisting of an amino acid chain which contains a domain of 10 to 25 amino acids, wherein the majority of the amino acids of the one half of the domain is positively charged amino acids and the majority of the amino acids of the other half of the domain is uncharged amino acids.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2000
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2003
Assignee:
Barnaux Healthcare B.V.
Inventors:
Arie Van Nieuw Amerongen, Engelmundus Cornelis Ignatius Veerman, Willem Van't Hof, Eva Josephine Helmerhorst