Patents Assigned to Palatin Technologies Incorporated
  • Bicyclic melanocortin-specific compounds
    Patent number: 7326707
    Abstract: Melanocortin receptor-specific bicyclic compounds having the structure: and stereoisomer and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where R1, R2, R3 X and z are as described in the specification, which are agonists, antagonists or mixed agonists and antagonists at one or more melanocortin receptors, and having utility in the treatment of melanocortin receptor-related disorders and conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of structure (I) and methods relating to the use thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Palatin Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Shubh D. Sharma, Yi-Qun Shi, Zhijun Wu, Ramesh Rajpurohit