Patents by Inventor Fengxia Qi

Fengxia Qi 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).

  • Anti-microbial targeting chimeric pharmaceutical
    Publication number: 20040137482
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of a composition that provides targeted anti-microbial effect. Specifically the composition contains a targeting moiety which recognizes a target microbial organism and an anti-microbial peptide moiety which has anti-microbial activity. In addition, the present invention provides methods of treating a microbial infection, e.g., on mucosal surfaces by using the compositions provided by the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Randal Eckert, Fengxia Qi, Wenyuan Shi, Maxwell H. Anderson
  • Mutacin I biosynthesis genes and proteins
    Patent number: 6699970
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an isolated and purified DNA sequence which encodes a lantibiotic, mutacin I, is disclosed. The nucleic acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID No: 1 and the amino acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID No: 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Fengxia Qi, Page W. Caufield, Ping Chen
  • Anti-microbial targeting chimeric pharmaceutical
    Publication number: 20030143234
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of a composition that provides targeted anti-microbial effect. Specifically the composition contains a targeting moiety which recognizes a target microbial organism and an anti-microbial peptide moiety which has anti-microbial activity. In addition, the present invention provides methods of treating a microbial infection, e.g., on mucosal surfaces by using the compositions provided by the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Wenyuan Shi, Sherie L. Morrison, Kham Trinh, Letitia Wims, Li Chen, Maxwell Anderson, Fengxia Qi
  • Mutacin I biosynthesis genes and proteins
    Publication number: 20020123105
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an isolated and purified DNA sequence which encodes a lantibiotic, mutacin I, is disclosed. The nucleic acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID No: 1 and the amino acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID No: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Fengxia Qi, Page W. Caufield, Ping Chen
  • Mutacin I biosynthesis genes and proteins
    Patent number: 6342385
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an isolated and purified DNA sequence which encodes a lantibiotic, mutacin I, is disclosed. The nucleic acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID No: 1 and the amino acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID No: 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Fengxia Qi, Page W. Caufield, Ping Chen