WO2011042684A3 - Antimicrobial composition and method of controlling contamination or infections using said composition - Google Patents

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WO2011042684A3
WO2011042684A3 PCT/GB2010/001837 GB2010001837W WO2011042684A3 WO 2011042684 A3 WO2011042684 A3 WO 2011042684A3 GB 2010001837 W GB2010001837 W GB 2010001837W WO 2011042684 A3 WO2011042684 A3 WO 2011042684A3
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Alyson Bexfield
Alison Elisabeth Bond
Edward Dudley
Peter Russel Newton
Yamni Nigam
Norman Arthur Ratcliffe
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Abstract

The invention relates to an antimicrobial composition having the formula C5H11O2N, and salts or esters thereof, which is obtained, in particular from extracts of fly larvae.
PCT/GB2010/001837 2009-10-08 2010-10-01 Antimicrobial composition and method of controlling contamination or infections using said composition WO2011042684A2 (en)

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