Patents Examined by Jean C. Wite
  • Ecteinascidins 729, 743, 745, 759A, 759B and 770
    Patent number: 5089273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions of matter extracted from the well-known and readily available tropical marine invertebrate, Ecteinascidia turbinata, and designated herein as ecteinascidins 729, 743, 745, 759A, 759B and 770. These compounds are useful as antibacterial and/or antitumor agents in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Rinehart, Tom G. Holt