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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:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew H Lyttle, Point Reyes Station, CA (US);
Lawrence M Kauvar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Terrapin Techologies, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 18 ; 530331 ;
Abstract
Compounds wherein a biologically active molecule is coupled to a glutathione analog through a conjugated system which permits activation of the biologically active molecule while retaining the biologically active molecule tethered to the glutathione analog are useful as tethered prodrugs that slow the rate of clearance of an active biomolecule through the multidrug resistance pump.