Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gary, Cary, Ware & Friedrich LLP
  • N-substituted alkylamino acids for use as amino-protecting groups
    Patent number: 6417397
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical compositions useful in protecting amino functional groups, e.g., during synthetic organic chemistry procedures or in the formulation and/or delivery of prodrugs. The present invention relates particularly to amino-protecting species comprising an acyl group that can form an amide bond with an amino group. The protecting groups of the present invention can be conveniently removed under a wide variety of conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
    Inventors: Murray Goodman, Christopher J. Creighton