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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:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Barry L. Marrs, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Assignee:
PharmaLeads, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 7/900 ; A01B 7/902 ; A01C 1/00 ; A01G 1/00 ; A01H 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 7/900 ; A01B 7/902 ; A01C 1/00 ; A01G 1/00 ; A01H 3/00 ;
Abstract
Organic compounds are recovered from the roots of living plants by treating said roots by an extraction with enzymes. The plant is removed from its growing medium, subjected to the extraction and then returned to its original growing medium. The process is thus nondestructive and the plant can be subjected to the enzyme treatment again when it has regenerate the compounds that have been removed. A preferred growing medium is a hydroponic medium. The method has especial utility for providing lead compounds to the pharmaceutical research industry.