Patents Assigned to Institute Francais de la Recherche pour l'Exploitationde de la Mer (Ifremer)
  • Antimicrobial peptides derived from mollusks
    Patent number: 6911524
    Abstract: The invention concerns an antimicrobial peptide, called myticin, characterised in that it can be obtained from a bivalve mollusc shellfish, and its molecular mass is about 4.5 kDa; its pI is about 8.7; it comprises 8 cystein radicals. The invention also concerns its preparation and its uses. The invention further concerns a nucleic acid coding for said peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institute Francais de la Recherche pour l'Exploitationde de la Mer (Ifremer)
    Inventors: Philippe Roch, Guillaume Mitta, Florence Hubert, Thierry Noel