Patents by Inventor Robert John Macleod Wilson

Robert John Macleod Wilson 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).

  • EF-Tu protein encoded on the plastid DNA of the malaria parasite and protein synthesis inhibitors effective as anti-malarial compounds
    Publication number: 20020058266
    Abstract: The plastid DNA of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has been sequenced and found to contain a gene encoding an EF-Tu protein. Inhibitors of the protein are effective as anti-malarial compounds and the protein can be used to screen for such inhibitors. Furthermore, the 23S ribosomal RNA encoded on the malaria parasite plastid DNA is a target for anti-malarial compounds and the antibiotic thiostrepton acts as an anti-malarial by binding to the RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
    Inventors: Barbara Clough, Peter Preiser, Robert John Macleod Wilson
  • Method of screening for anti-malarial compounds
    Patent number: 6268160
    Abstract: The plastid DNA of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has been sequenced and found to contain a gene encoding an EF-Tu protein. Inhibitors of the protein are effective as anti-malarial compounds and the protein can be used to screen for such inhibitors. Furthermore, the 23S ribosomal RNA encoded on the malaria parasite plastid DNA is a target for anti-malarial compounds and the antibiotic thiostrepton acts as an anti-malarial by binding to the RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Medical Research Council
    Inventors: Barbara Clough, Peter Preiser, Robert John Macleod Wilson