Patents Assigned to Board of Trustees of Sothern Illinois University
  • Nucleic acids encoding antimicrobial peptides
    Patent number: 6262243
    Abstract: A peptide which comprises a tryptophan triplet, is between 10 and 34 amino acid residues in length and exhibits antimicrobial activity is provided, together with pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical compositions containing, and methods utilizing, such peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Sothern Illinois University
    Inventors: Carl H. Lawyer, Kounosuke Watabe