CARREIRA ALEXANDRA MANUELA LOURENÇO,VALADAS DA SILVA MONTEIRO SARA ALEXANDRA,DE SEIXAS BOAVIDA FERREIRA RICARDO MANUEL
申请号:
NZ61040011
公开号:
NZ610400A
申请日:
2011.10.12
申请国别(地区):
NZ
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
Disclosed is a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising the Blad sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4 or an active variant thereof for use in a method of treatment of the human or animal body by therapy or prophylaxis, wherein said active variant has antimicrobial activity and comprises a sequence which has at least 60% amino acid identity to either SEQ ID NO:4 or a fragment of SEQ ID NO:4. Further discloses the use of said polypeptide to kill or inhibit the growth of a microorganism that is pathogenic to a human or animal at a site that is not in or on the human body (i.e. foodstuffs or medical devices).