Patents by Inventor NANNAN LIN

NANNAN LIN 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).

  • METHODS FOR REACTING CYSTEINE RESIDUES IN PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20140054163
    Abstract: Methods for labeling or modifying cysteine residues in proteins and/or enzymes are disclosed. The methods include the reaction of an o-naphthoquinone methide with a thiol group of a cysteine residue of a protein or enzyme, which can be reversible in preferred embodiments. The o-naphthoquinone methide can conveniently be generated by irradiation of a precursor compound, preferably in an aqueous solution, suspension, or dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: VLADIMIR V. POPIK, GEERT-JAN BOONS, JUN GUO, SELVANATHAN ARUMUGAM, EMMANUEL NEKONGO, NANNAN LIN