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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Randy D. Blakely, Brentwood, TN (US);
John N. Mason, Nashville, TN (US);
Ian D. Tomlinson, Nashville, TN (US);
Sandra J. Rosenthal, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Randy D. Blakely, Brentwood, TN (US);
John N. Mason, Nashville, TN (US);
Ian D. Tomlinson, Nashville, TN (US);
Sandra J. Rosenthal, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is based on the finding that IDT307 and analogs thereof are fluorescent substrates transported by several neurotransmitter transporters. Provided are methods for the analysis of neurotransmitter transport and binding using IDT307 and its analogs. The invention also provides rapid methods for screening for modulators of neurotransmitter transport.