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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
D. Lynn Kirkpatrick, Emerald Park, CA;
Assignee:
Prolx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tuscon, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1415 ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1415 ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a composition or formulation which includes an asymmetric disulfide which alone or in combination inhibits or interferes with cellular redox function, as well as a method of using same to restore normal cellular function. More specifically, the composition of the present invention interacts with, interferes with or inhibits abnormal cellular proliferation and restores or prevents inhibition of cellular apoptosis.