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| 7256011 | Enzyme activation protease assay A protein reagent is provided for measuring protease enzyme activity in a sample. The protein reagent comprises two inhibition entities joined by a linker comprised of an indicator enzyme donor and an amino acid sequence susceptible to enzymatic cleavage. The protei... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6333031 | Receptor derived peptides as modulators of receptor activity Oligopeptides having an amino acid sequence corresponding to a receptor's extracellular domain, and having sequence similarity to regulatory peptides from MHC class I antigens, enhance or replace the physiological response of ligand binding to the corresp... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6277606 | Representational approach to DNA analysis Methodology is provided for developing probes for identifying sequence differences between two related DNA populations, sets of DNA fragments or collections of restriction-endonuclease-cleaved DNA or cDNA. The method employs an initial stage to obtain a r... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6184249 | Androgen receptor suppressors in the therapy and diagnosis of prostate cancer, alopecia and other hyper-androgenic syndromes Substituted phenylalanines are provided comprising an hydantoin, urea or 2-hydroxyl, 2-methylpropionyl group, dimers thereof and alkyl, polyfluoroamido and haloarylamino derivatives thereof, as well as radiolabeled derivatives thereof. The compounds bind ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6123928 | Sunblocking polymers and their novel formulations Novel polymeric biologically inert compositions and their intermediates, as well as sunscreen formulations comprising them and making them invisible, are provided for broad range protection from ultraviolet radiation. Acryl polymers comprising at least tw... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6117872 | Enhancement of exercise performance by augmenting endogenous nitric oxide production or activity NO precursors are administered at elevated levels in addition to the diet of the individual to enhance exercise performance. Particularly, L-arginine and L-lysine by enhancing endothelial NO production can provide for greater aerobic capacity and improved... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6103537 | Capillary assays involving separation of free and bound species The present invention concerns methods for masking inhomogeneity of a member of a specific binding pair (sbp) employed in a capillary electroseparation. The method comprises binding the sbp member to synthetic particles that become localized during capill... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103199 | Capillary electroflow apparatus and method The present invention concerns an apparatus for conducting a microfluidic process. The apparatus comprises integral first and second plates. The first plate comprises an array of sample receiving elements for receiving a plurality of samples from an array... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6093296 | Method and device for moving molecules by the application of a plurality of electrical fields Devices and methods are disclosed for moving charged molecules through a medium by the application of a plurality of electrical fields of sufficient strength and applied for sufficient amounts of time so as to move the charged molecules through the medium... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6074827 | Microfluidic method for nucleic acid purification and processing Integrated microfluidic devices comprising at least an enrichment channel and a main electrophoretic flowpath are provided. In the subject integrated devices, the enrichment channel and the main electrophoretic flowpath are positioned so that waste fluid ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6072069 | Biodegradable nonionic contrast media Novel non-ionic contrast media are provided, which fulfill the requirements for x-ray visualization media, while being biodegradable. The compounds are characterized by being triiodo-3,5-diaminobenzoic acid derivatives, where the functional groups are der... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6063432 | Arginine or lysine containing fruit healthbar formulation Health bars are provided having high dosages of at least one of the amino acids L-arginine and L-lysine in conjunction with fruit solids and paste, protein and carbohydrates. A number of different fruit sources may be used, grapes finding particular use, ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056860 | Surface modified electrophoretic chambers Electrophoretic chambers having at least a region of surface modification, and methods for their fabrication, are provided. In some embodiments the subject chambers include in the region of surface modification an anchoring polymeric layer interpenetratin... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6054034 | Acrylic microchannels and their use in electrophoretic applications Microchannels having at least an acrylic inner surface and methods of their use in electrophoretic applications are provided. The subject microchannels may be in the form of a variety of configurations suitable for holding an electrophoretic medium. The s... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5945452 | Treatment of vascular degenerative diseases by modulation of endogenous nitric oxide production or activity Atherogenesis and restenosis are treated by long term administration of physiologically acceptable compounds which enhance the level of endogenous nitric oxide or other intermediates in the NO induced relaxation pathway in the host. Alternatively, or in c... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5922617 | Rapid screening assay methods and devices Methods and apparatus are employed for determining interactions between different components, of the same or different type of composition. The apparatus provides for arrays of samples in tracks, where light emitting labels are excited and emitted light d... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5922551 | Agglutrimetric platelet binding assays in blood Methodology which avoids the problems associated with interference from whole blood is provided for instrumented determination of platelet binding function. Particularly, small particles to which fibrinogen is bound, and which contain an infrared light ab... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5891459 | Enhancement of vascular function by modulation of endogenous nitric oxide production or activity Vascular function and structure is maintained or improved by long term administration of physiologically acceptable compounds, namely L-arginine, L-lysine, physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and polypeptide precursors thereof, which enhance the lev... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5882884 | Expression of proteinaceous sweeteners in yeast A yeast expression system is provided for expressing novel protein sweeteners. The construct provides for secretion of the protein sweeters into a form which can be readily purified and isolated, providing an active product.... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5852058 | Intramural delivery of nitric oxide enhancer for inhibiting lesion formation after vascular injury Vessels suffering vascular injury from angioplasty are treated with L-arginine intramurally. The incidents associated with restenosis are substantially reduced providing for a reduced incidence of restenosis as a result of the injury.... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5830686 | Tissue-specific enhancer active in prostate The invention provides a human prostate-specific transcriptional regulatory sequence, polynucleotides comprising such regulatory regions, toxin gene constructs wherein a toxin gene is expressed under the transcriptional control of a human prostate-specifi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5817770 | Cocaethylene immunogens and antibodies The ethyl ester of derivatives of benzoyl ecgonine are provided having a linking group at the para position of the benzoyl group. The derivatives are used to bond to immunogenic polypeptides for production of antisera and monoclonal antibodies. The antise... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813406 | Strain-sensing goniometers, systems and recognition algorithms Goniometers are provided having internal compensation employing two opposing variable resistance strain sensing elements separated by a flexible film. The goniometers may be used in sets for detecting complex hinge or joint movements, where patterns of hi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5723588 | Protein-enriched thermoplastics Thermoplastics interdispersed with a variety of functional thermostable polypeptides, including proteins, and methods of making such thermoplastics are provided. The disclosure demonstrates that certain polypeptides can retain functional activity through ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5705626 | Cloned glutamic acid decarboxylase nucleic acids The invention is directed to isolated polypeptides useful in ameliorating autoimmune disease.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5654419 | Fluorescent labels and their use in separations Compositions are provided comprising sets of fluorescent labels carrying pairs of donor and acceptor dye molecules, designed for efficient excitation of the donors at a single wavelength and emission from the acceptor in each of the pairs at different wav... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5632984 | Method of treatment of macular degeneration Intraocular administration of drugs such as -2a interferon is employed in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Intraocular administration obviates the side effects associated with systemic administration, concentrates the drug at the ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5612034 | Super-globuling for in vivo extended lifetimes First and second compounds are provided, where the first compound is administered to a mammalian host into blood for covalent bonding to blood components, where the components have an extended lifetime in the blood stream. The first compound comprises an ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5607974 | Treatment of diseases associated with cysteine deficiency Patients suffering from a pathological condition resulting in reduced intracellular cysteine levels are treated with a cysteine source capable of being transported to the cellular cytoplasm. Particularly, N-acetyl cysteine is employed in the treatment of ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5607842 | Use of tRNA genes to stabilize the inheritance of unstable plasmids in populations of growing cells Expression systems are provided, where plasmids can be safely maintained in a prokaryotic host, by providing for a tRNA gene for an essential tRNA in a tRNA gene negative background. A non-selective medium can be employed to permit vigorous growth of the ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5605810 | NADH oxidase assay for neoplasia determination NADH oxidase is shown to be a target for a variety of uses in diagnosis and therapy. Particularly, the NADH oxidase associated with neoplastic cells is immunologically and biologically different from NADH oxidase associated with normal cells. Thus, the pr... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5606019 | Synthetic protein as implantables Copolymers are provided having varying ratios of elastin and fibroin repeating units. By varying the length of segments of the elastin and fibroin repeating units, the absorption can be greatly varied. Tensile strengths remain relatively constant regardle... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5589180 | Method for treating nerve injury pain associated with shingles (herpes-zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia) by topical application of lidocaine Methods and compositions are offered for reducing nerve injury pain associated with shingles (herpes-zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia), where intradermal delivery of lidocaine is maintained for a predetermined period of time. The lidocaine appears to sp... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5573781 | Methods and compositions for the treatment of a host with a cellular proliferative disease Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of a host with a cellular proliferative disease, particularly a neoplasia. In the subject methods, a pharmaceutically acceptable, substantially anhydrous, injectable semi-solid composition which acts... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569753 | Cancer detection probes Nucleic acid sequence probes are provided for the detection of lesions associated with neoplastic cells. The sequences can be used for identifying the locus associated with the lesion, for determining cancer susceptibility of cells, as well as categorizin... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569673 | Capsacinoid compounds as proliferation inhibitors N-Acylated catecholmethylamines are used to inhibit cancer cell proliferation. Specifically, capsaicin is found to inhibit growth at low concentration, but not normal cells.... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5567627 | Method and composition for the simultaneous and discrete analysis of multiple analytes A method for detecting multiple subpopulations of analytes of interest in a sample employing a complementary binding moiety to each of said analytes bound to a solid support, wherein each analyte and its complementary binding moiety comprise first and sec... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565554 | Dimeric fluorescent energy transfer dyes comprising asymmetric cyanine azole-indolenine chromophores Novel fluorescent DNA-staining dyes are provided combining asymmetric cyanine azole-indolenine dyes, which provide for strong DNA affinity, large Stokes shifts and emission in the red region of the spectrum. The dyes find particular application in gel ele... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5563035 | Estrogen receptor regulation and its uses ERF-1 is shown to be a transcriptional regulator of the expression of the estrogen receptor, where elevated ERF-1 is related to elevated expression of the estrogen receptor. By monitoring the level of ERF-1, one can relate phenotypic characteristics of ca... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556780 | CDNAS encoding mouse and rat type-2 angiotensin II receptors and their expression in host cells An angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2 receptor), structurally related cell receptors, nucleic acids encoding such AT2 receptors, AT2 receptor-related peptides, and methods of using AT2 receptors and AT2 | 09/17/1996 |
