US Patent:
20070292851, Dec 20, 2007
Inventors:
Laurence Rahme - Brookline MA, US
Eric Deziel - Somerville MA, US
Francois Lepine - Longueuil, CA
Ronald Tompkins - Boston MA, US
Gaoping Xiao - Malden MA, US
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68
C12Q 1/18
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods for identifying candidate compounds for treating, reducing, or preventing a pathogenic infection, the methods including: (a) contacting a pathogenic cell with a candidate compound; and (b) measuring the production of a molecule selected from the group consisting of an 4-hydroxy-2-alkylquinoline (HAQ) molecule, 4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline (HHQ) molecule, or a derivative or precursor thereof in the cell, a candidate compound that reduces the production relative to production of the molecule by a cell not contacted with the candidate compound, identifying a candidate compound useful for treating, reducing, or preventing a pathogenic infection.