Patents Assigned to OxyPlus, Inc.
  • Inositol pyrophosphates, and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7084115
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds, compositions thereof, and methods capable of delivering modified inositol hexaphospahte (IHP) comprising an internal pyrophosphate ring to the cytoplasm of mammalian cells. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to compounds, compositions thereof, and methods that enhance the ability of mammalian red blood cells to deliver oxygen, by delivering IHP to the cytoplasm of the red blood cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: OxyPlus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yves Claude Nicolau, Jean-Marie Lehn, Konstantina Fylaktakidou, Ruth Greferath