Patent ID: 9029318
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61L,A61P,C02F,C07K,C09D

Abstract:
1. A method of preventing adhesion of a single cell organism to a surface selected from the group consisting of a filter, a fabric, a fiber, a foam, a film, a concrete, a masonry, a glass, a metal and a plastic, the method comprising contacting the single cell organism with a composition devoid of cytotoxic or cytostatic activity and comprising a peptide comprising one of the sequences selected from the group consisting of YDYNWY (SEQ ID NO: 1), YDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 2), FDYNFY (SEQ ID NO: 3), FDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 4), WDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 8), FDYNWY (SEQ ID NO: 5), YDWNLY (SEQ ID NO: 6) and YDWHLY (SEQ ID NO: 7), wherein the composition prevents or reduces adhesion of the single cell organism to the surface, and wherein the peptide is cyclic and consists of a length up to 50 amino acids.