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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph E. Saavedra, Thurmont, MD (US);
Larry K. Keefer, Bethesda, MD (US);
Peter P. Roller, Rockville, MD (US);
Miki Akamatsu, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ; A61K 3/300 ; A61K 3/140 ; A61K 4/700 ; C09D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ; A61K 3/300 ; A61K 3/140 ; A61K 4/700 ; C09D / ;
Abstract
A polymeric composition capable of releasing nitric oxide under physiological conditions which includes a biopolymer, such as a peptide, polypeptide, protein, oligonucleotide or nucleic acid, to which is bound a nitric oxide-releasing N O functional group; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polymeric composition; and methods of treating biological disorders in which dosage with nitric oxide is therapeutic.