Patents Assigned to Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa de Amazonia INPA
  • Derivatives of 4-nerolidylcatechol, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 8673971
    Abstract: The present invention discloses 4-nerolidylcatechol and its derivatives isolated from South American/Amazon plants (Pothomorphe species) and their potential use as therapeutical agent for treatment of malarial symptoms, including malarial patients resistant to traditional drugs. The present invention also discloses a method for producing 4-nerolidylcatechol and their derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa de Amazonia INPA
    Inventors: Ana Cristina Da Silva Pinto, Márcia Rúbia Silva Melo, Valter Ferreira De Andrade Neto, Francisco Célio Maia Chaves, Pedro Paulo Ribeiro Vieira, Adrian Martin Pohlit