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Attorney: Willis; Michael A.


Number of patents: 27
Last date: May 25, 2010

NumberTitleIssue Date
7723068Gene cluster involved in safracin biosynthesis and its uses for genetic engineering
A gene cluster is disclosed having open reading frames which encode polypeptides sufficient to direct the synthesis of a safracin molecule. In addition, the present disclosure is directed to a nucleic acid sequence, suitably an isolated nucleic acid sequence, which ...
05/25/2010
7683028Kahalalide compositions
The present invention is directed to new kahalalide antitumoral compounds, in particular to analogs of kahalalide F, useful as antitumoral, antiviral, and antifungal agents. ...
03/23/2010
7678765Synthetic methods for aplidine and new antitumoral derivatives, methods of making and using them
The invention relates to aplidine derivatives of the general formula: which are useful for the treatment of tumors. ...
03/16/2010
7622458Combination of ET-743 and a 5-fluorouracil pro-drug for cancer treatment
Methods of treating a human body for cancer are provided. In one aspect, a therapeutic amount of capecitabine is administered in combination with ET-743 in a dose range between 0.75 and 1.4 mg/m2 for Et-743. In a related aspect, an effective therapeutic a...
11/24/2009
7576188Antitumoral treatments
Aplidine and aplidine analogues are of use for the treatment of cancer, in particular in the treatment of leukemias and lymphomas, especially in combination therapies. ...
08/18/2009
7572800Combination therapy to treat hepatitis B virus
The present invention is directed to a method for treating hepatitis B virus infection in humans comprising administering a synergistically effective amount of agents having known anti-hepatitis B virus activity in combination or alternation. Specifically, the inven...
08/11/2009
7556831Method for treatment of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
Methods for treating constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome comprise administering to a patient in need thereof a polymeric proanthocyanidin composition from a Croton species or Calophyllum species in an amount sufficient to treat constipati...
07/07/2009
7531561GSK-3 inhibitors
Provided are thiadiazolidine compounds of formula I wherein R1 is an organic group having at least 8 atoms selected from C or O, which is not linked directly to the N through a —C(O)— and comprising at least ...
05/12/2009
7521478Total synthesis of myriaporones
Compounds of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, derivative, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof are provided: wherein the substituent groups defined by R are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, SiR′3, SORâ...
04/21/2009
7507872Transgenic toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) mice
The present invention provides a receptor protein specifically recognizing bacterial DNA having an unmethylated CpG sequence, a genomic DNA encoding it, an experimental animal model useful for examining responsiveness of a host immune cell against a bacterial infect...
03/24/2009
7507708Antitumoral compounds
The present invention is directed to new kahalalide antitumoral compounds, in particular to analogues of kahalalide F, useful as antitumoral, antiviral, antifungal agents and in the treatment of psoriasis. ...
03/24/2009
7482429Kahalalide F and related compounds
A process is provided for preparing kahalalide F and which leads to other kahalalide mimic compounds having useful biological activity. ...
01/27/2009
7396837Antitumoral analogs of lamellarins
New lamellarins are provided of the general formula III or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, derivative, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof ...
07/08/2008
7348311Derivatives of dehydrodidemnin B
Dehydrodidemnin B with useful biological activity has formula (1). It can be isolated from natural sources or synthesized, and it forms active derivatives ...
03/25/2008
7323444Use of kahalalide compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of psoriasis
Kahalalide compounds, in particular kahalalide F, are of use in a method to treat a mammal suffering from skin disease with avoiding toxicity and leading to clinical improvement. ...
01/29/2008
7309601Sequences from an endosymbiont and their uses
rDNA corresponding to an endosymbiotic bacteria associated with Ecteinascidia turbinata has been identified. The bacterium appears to be responsible for the biosynthesis of ecteinascidin compounds. The 16S rDNA sequence corresponding to Candidatus Endo...
12/18/2007
RE39887Dehydrodidemnin B
Dehydrodidemnin B with useful biological activity has formula (1). It can be isolated from natural sources or synthesized, and it forms active derivatives. ...
10/16/2007
RE39496Kahalalide F and compositions and uses thereof
Kalahide Kahalalide F, of formula I below, may be isolated from a sacoglossan. The compound may be used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions or in the treatment of tumors or viral conditions ...
02/27/2007
7109244Compositions and methods comprising long-chain, straight-chain 2-amino-3-hydroxyalkanes
Investigation of the activity of extracts of the clam Spisula polynyma has led to antitumor long-chain, straight-chain alkane or alkene compounds which have a 2-amino group and a 3-hydroxy group. The present invention is directed to compositions and methods c...
09/19/2006
7105717Model rat with the onset of prostatic cancer
To provide a rat model with the onset of prostate cancer in which the prostate cancer including an invasive cancer can be developed and can be bred for generations stably. A rat model with the onset of prostate cancer which can develop prostate cancer including inva...
09/12/2006
7084331Rice containing endophytic bacteria and method of producing it
The present invention provides a rice plant that shows enhanced growth and increased seed production, which also enables reduction of the use of chemical fertilizers. In the present invention, a nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacterium is isolated from bacteria s...
08/01/2006
7083050Method and apparatus for clarifying a slurry
The invention relates to a method of clarifying and/or thickening a solution containing solids i.e. a slurry, and the apparatus for accomplishing this. Using the method and apparatus of the present invention, the flocculant to be fed into the clarification and thick...
08/01/2006
7074614Clock gene BMAL2
The present invention provides novel clock proteins BMAL2 (Brain-Muscle-Arnt-Like protein2), which is crucial for the clock oscillation mechanism including photic-input pathway and output pathway, novel clock genes encoding the proteins, a screening method using the...
07/11/2006
7037879Pest control method for grass family plants using endophytic bacteria, pest control material, and seed bound to the pest control material
The objective of the present invention is to confer pest resistance to plants of Poaceae without using any chemically synthesized pesticides. The pest resistance can be conferred to plants of Poaceae by isolating from a natural plant an endophytic bacterium capable ...
05/02/2006
7036554Method and system for casting metal and metal alloys
The invention is relating to a system for casting metal, the system comprising a holding furnace (3) containing a base metal melt (2), at least one casting crucible (1) mounted inside the holding furnace (3) and situated at least partly i...
05/02/2006
7026409Polymer-supported arylbis(perfluoroalkylsulfonyl)-methane
The present invention provides a solid acid catalyst that is excellent from the point of toxicity, environment and others, wherein reaction can be progressed effectively with Bronsted acid or Lewis acid catalyst. For example, the benzoylation reaction of alcohol can...
04/11/2006
RE38793Spisulosine compounds
The present invention is directed to the isolation and bioactive characterization of compounds isolated from the clam Spisula polynyma. These compounds include three sphingoid-type bases, spisulosines 285, 299 and 313 (1-3), each of which shows unique cytotoxicity a...
09/06/2005
 
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