Invention Application
- Patent Title: LECTINS AND USES THEREOF
- Patent Title (中): 用途及其用途
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Application No.: US13640498Application Date: 2011-04-11
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Publication No.: US20130096051A1Publication Date: 2013-04-18
- Inventor: David Markovitz , Michael Swanson , Irwin Goldstein , Harry Winter
- Applicant: David Markovitz , Michael Swanson , Irwin Goldstein , Harry Winter
- Applicant Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
- Current Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- International Application: PCT/US11/31895 WO 20110411
- Main IPC: C07K14/42
- IPC: C07K14/42

Abstract:
The present invention relates to chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic and re-search use. In particular, the present invention provides antiviral and antimicrobial lectin compounds (BanLec) isolated from bananas. These compounds have low mitogenicity and pro-inflammatory activity whilst maintaining anti-HIV-1 activity.
Public/Granted literature
- US08865867B2 Lectins and uses thereof Public/Granted day:2014-10-21
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