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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:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chris M Ireland, Sandy, UT (US);
Annette Fernandez, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530323 ; 530317 ; 514-9 ; 514 10 ; 514 21 ;
Abstract
A purified bicyclic depsipeptide, vitilevuamide, from the ascidians Didemnum cuculliferum and Polysyncraton lithostrotum is disclosed. Vitilevuamide has antitumor activity as demonstrated by standard in vitro and in vivo assays. An anticancer composition is also disclosed, comprising an effective amount of vitilevuamide and an inert carrier. A method of treating cancer is also disclosed, comprising administering an anticancer composition comprising an effective amount of vitilevuamide and an inert carrier.