Patents Examined by Hankyel T. Parley
  • Compositions for inhibition of membrane fusion-associated events, including influenza virus transmission
    Patent number: 6060065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to viral peptides referred to as "DP107- and DP178-like" peptides. Specifically, the invention relates to isolated influenza A DP107- and DP178-like peptides which are identified by sequence search motif algorithms. The peptides of the invention exhibit antiviral activity believed to result from inhibition of viral induced fusogenic events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignees: Trimeris, Inc., Duke University
    Inventors: Shawn O'Lin Barney, Dennis Michael Lambert, Stephen Robert Petteway