Patents by Inventor Jayanta R. Chowdhury

Jayanta R. Chowdhury has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Treatment of newborn jaundice
    Patent number: 5589504
    Abstract: Based on the discovery that the human bilirubin/phenol UDP-glucuronosyltransferase ugt1 gene complex contains an electrophile responsive element and the knowledge that the rat NADP(H):quinone reductase gene contains an electrophile responsive element, agents which at a concentration of less than 50 .mu.M double the quinone reductase specific activity of Hepa 1clc7 cells, e.g., BHT and sulforaphane, are used for the prophylaxis or treatment of newborn jaundice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignees: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Andrew J. Dannenberg, Jayanta R. Chowdhury