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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zhenjun Diwu, Eugene, OR (US);
Richard P Haugland, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignee:
Molecule Probes, Inc., Eugene, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 15 ; 530300 ; 549223 ; 549228 ;
Abstract
The subject invention describes compounds containing a polyhalogenated aryl moiety. The compounds of the invention are particularly useful for the assay of a variety of enzymes, including intracellular enzymes. The subject invention also describes assays for glutathione and/or glutathione transferase enzymes. Selected compounds of the invention are particularly useful for improving the retention of fluorescent products of enzyme metabolism in cells.