Patents Assigned to Consumo Em Verde—Biotecnologia Das Plantas, S.A.
  • Antimicrobial protein
    Patent number: 11161885
    Abstract: The inventors provide a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising Blad or an active variant thereof for use in a method of treatment of the human or animal body by therapy or prophylaxis, such as for use in a method of treating or preventing an infection in or on a subject by a microorganism. Also provided is the use of a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising Blad or an active variant thereof to kill, or inhibit the growth of, a microorganism that is pathogenic to a human or an animal at a site that is not on or in the human or animal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CONSUMO EM VERDE—BIOTECNOLOGIA DAS PLANTAS, S.A.
    Inventors: Alexandra Carreira, Sara Valadas Da Silva Monteiro, Ricardo De Seixas Boavida Ferreira
  • Use of a composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide as a food preservative
    Patent number: 9402404
    Abstract: The inventors provide the use of a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising Blad or an active variant thereof to prevent or inhibit spoilage of a foodstuff by a microorganism. Also provided is a method of preventing or inhibiting spoilage of a foodstuff by a microorganism comprising administering to a foodstuff in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising Blad or an active variant thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Consumo Em Verde—Biotecnologia Das Plantas, S.A.
    Inventors: Alexandra Carreira, Sara Valadas Da Silva Monteiro, Ricardo De Seixas Boavida Ferreira