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