Title: Anti viral, anti bacterial and/or anti fungal composition containing metal oxyalkylate

Abstract: An anti viral, anti bacterial and/or anti fungal composition comprises the reaction product of a metal, a carboxylic acid, and hydrogen peroxide. A typical composition comprises zinc, hexakis(acetato)oxotetra (or "zinc oxyacetate"). The composition is useful to treat several types of viruses, bacteria, and/or fungi. The zinc compound is particularly effective against Herpes virus, including Herpes simplex types I and II.

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Inventors: Lionelle, Joseph E. (Salida, CO)
Staffa, Jeffrey A. (Salida, CO)

Application Number: 06/304303
Filing Date: 1981-09-21
Publication_date: 1983-10-04
Assignee: BIO SYST RES INC (US)

Primary Class(es): 514/494 514/934, 514/722, 514/492, 987/20
Other Classes: A23K1/175; C07C53/06; C07C53/10; C07C53/122; C07C53/124; C07C53/126; C07F3/06; C07F13/00; C07C53/00; C0
US Patent Ref:

2030093 February, 1936 Bausquet et al. 424/301
3367869 February, 1968 Silver et al. 252/35
4172841 October, 1979 Danna et al. 260/429.9

Other Refs: Other References: Chemical Abstracts, 49, 12909h, (1955).
Merck Index, 9th ed., Rahway, N.J., Merck & Co., Inc., 1976, p. 931.
Barratt, et al. Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 447-451, (1971).

Primary Examiner: Phillips, Delbert R.
Assistant Examiner: Moezie F. T.
Attorney: Larson, And Taylor

Parent Case Data:
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 217,120, filed 12/17/80, abandoned, which is a continu