Patents by Inventor Sara J. Anderberg

Sara J. Anderberg 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).

  • Reagents and immunoassay for the detection and quantitative determination of mycothiol and precursors thereof
    Patent number: 6780418
    Abstract: A method of detecting a member of the taxa actinomycetos is provided. A method also is provided for detecting mycothiol or precursor thereof. An antibody is provided which binds to mycothiol or a mycothiol precursor. A method is further provided for diagnosis of a subject having or at risk of having an actinomycetes-associated disorder. A method is also provided for identifying a sample with altered production of mycothiol or a precursor thereof. A method is provided for detecting mycothiol or precursor thereof in a bacterial colony. Kits are also disclosed which arc useful for detecting the presence of mycothiol or precursor thereof in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert C. Fahey, Gerald L. Newton, Maria Margarita D. Unson, Charles E. Davis, Sara J. Anderberg