Patents by Inventor Suzan Abdulrahman I. Khayyat

Suzan Abdulrahman I. Khayyat 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 of killing bacteria and preventing or treating bacterial infection with oxidation products of safranal and methods of synthesizing safranal epoxides
    Patent number: 9707203
    Abstract: A method of killing bacteria. The method includes contacting the bacteria with an effective amount of at least one oxidation product of safranal selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula II, a compound of formula III, and stereoisomers thereof. The oxidation products of safranal of formula II and/or formula III are preferably synthesized by subjecting safranal to oxidation reactions either photochemically with at least one peroxide in the presence of light or thermally with at least one organic peracid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Suzan Abdulrahman I. Khayyat, Eman Mahmoud Ibraheem Elgendy