Patents by Inventor Aleksandra Sikora

Aleksandra Sikora has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Peptide inhibitors targeting the pivotal anaerobic respiration factor AniA
    Patent number: 10875890
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are peptide inhibitors of AniA. Pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed that include one or more peptide inhibitors of AniA and/or nucleic acids encoding the same. The pharmacological inhibition of AniA should disable anaerobic respiration and augment the ability of existing antimicrobials to clear the pathogen. Thus, also disclosed are methods of inhibiting and/or treating infection from N. gonorrhoeae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: Oregon State University, The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Aleksandra Sikora, Konstantin V. Korotkov
  • PEPTIDE INHIBITORS TARGETING THE NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE PIVOTAL ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION FACTOR AniA
    Publication number: 20190389905
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are peptide inhibitors of AniA. Pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed that include one or more peptide inhibitors of AniA and/or nucleic acids encoding the same. The pharmacological inhibition of AniA should disable anaerobic respiration and augment the ability of existing antimicrobials to clear the pathogen. Thus, also disclosed are methods of inhibiting and/or treating infection from N. gonorrhoeae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Aleksandra Sikora, Konstantin V. Rotkov