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METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA

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Methods and compositions are provided for treating or preventing a Gram-positive bacteria infection using an inhibitor of lipo-teichoic acid synthase (LtaS). In some embodiments, the inhibitor is a small molecule. In certain embodiments, the inhibitor is 2-oxo-2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylamino)ethyl 2-naphtho[2,1-b]furan-1 -ylacetate, or a salt thereof.

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US 201314422756 A
Patent application number
US 2015/0246024 A1
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oai:uchicago.tind.io:9224

Dates

Patent filed
2013-08-20

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Division(s)
Biological Sciences Division
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Microbiology