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Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2005
Applicants:

Bill J Baker, Tampa, FL (US);

Thusahara Diyabalanage, Tampa, FL (US);

James B Mcclintock, Birmingham, AL (US);

Charles D Amsler, Pelham, AL (US);

Inventors:

Bill J Baker, Tampa, FL (US);

Thusahara Diyabalanage, Tampa, FL (US);

James B McClintock, Birmingham, AL (US);

Charles D Amsler, Pelham, AL (US);

Assignees:

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);

The UAB Research Foundation, Birmingham, AL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/585 (2006.01); A61K 31/665 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A compound or groups of compounds, present in an active principle, derived from tunicates of the species, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. Extracts from tunicates show selective toxicity against several different cancer cell lines in the NCI 60 cell line panel. These compounds are useful in the effective treatment of cancers, particularly malignant melanomas, colon cancer, and renal cancer cell lines.


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