Patents Assigned to GPC-Biotech Inc.
  • Assays and reagents for identifying anti-fungal agents, and uses related thereto
    Patent number: 6271197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rapid, reliable and effective assays for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically inhibit the biological activity of fungal GTPase proteins, particularly GTPases involved in cell wall integrity, hyphael formation, and/or other cellular functions critical to pathogenesis. Another aspect of the present invention relates to novel Candida genes and gene products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignees: GPC-Biotech Inc., The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Vivian Berlin, David E. Levin, Yoshikazu Ohya, Veronique Damagnez, Susan E. Smith