US Patent 7371809 Pharmacologically active antiviral peptides

Patent 7371809 was granted and assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on May, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7371809

Date of Patent

May 13, 2008

Patent Application Number

09777560

Date Filed

February 6, 2001

Patent Primary Examiner

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Stacy B. Chen

Patent abstract

This invention relates to peptides having antiviral properties. The antiviral peptides comprise membrane transiting peptides, and active fragments and derivatives of such peptides. The antiviral peptides exhibit activity against a broad spectrum of viruses, including enveloped and nonenveloped viruses, and are used in pharmaceutical compositions to prevent and/or treat viral infections.