Patents by Inventor Kathrin Schirner

Kathrin Schirner 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).

  • METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INHIBITORS OF LIPOTEICHOIC ACID SYNTHASE
    Publication number: 20110282028
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of identifying an inhibitor of LtaS comprising: (a) providing bacteria which comprise a mutation in the mbl gene or homologue thereof; (b) culturing the bacteria of (a) in the presence of a test substance under conditions of low magnesium; (c) monitoring the growth of the bacteria; wherein growth or more rapid growth of the bacteria compared to growth in the absence of the test substance is indicative that the test substance is an inhibitor of LtaS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
    Inventors: Jeffery Errington, Kathrin Schirner