Abstract: Polypeptides comprising the following amino acid sequence: Arg-Arg-Arg-Pro-Arg-Pro-Pro-Tyr-Leu-Pro-Arg-Pro-Arg-Pro-Pro-Pro-Phe-Phe-Pr o-Pro-Arg-Leu-Pro-Pro-Arg-Ile-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Pro-Pro-Arg-Phe-Pro-Pro-Arg-P he-Pro; pharmaceutical compositions containing such polypeptides; and a method of inhibiting bacterial growth using such polypeptides.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 2, 1994
Date of Patent:
February 6, 1996
Assignee:
Hans G. Boman
Inventors:
Jong-Youn Lee, Hans G. Boman, Viktor Mutt, Hans Jornvall