Abstract: The present invention relates to novel drugs which may be used in combating infectious micro-organisms, particularly bacteria.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 19, 2001
Publication date:
September 18, 2003
Applicant:
Pantheco A/S and Peter E. Nielsen
Inventors:
Peter E. Nielsen, Liam Good, Henrik Frydenlund Hansen, Frederik Beck, Leila Malik, Carsten Schou, Margit Wissenbach, Birgit Kjaeldgaard Giwercman
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel drugs which may be used in combating infectious micro-organisms, particularly bacteria. More specifically, the invention relates to peptide nucleic acid (PNA) sequences that are modified by conjugating cationic peptides to the PNA moiety in order to obtain novel PNA molecules that exhibit enhanced anti-infective properties.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 12, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 15, 2003
Assignees:
Pantheco A/S
Inventors:
Peter E. Nielsen, Liam Good, Henrik Frydenlund Hansen, Frederik Beck, Leila Malik, Carsten Schou, Margit Wissenbach, Birgit Kjaeldgaard Giwercman