Patents Assigned to University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center
  • METHODS FOR LABELING A SUBSTRATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF THIOL GROUPS ATTACHED THERETO
    Publication number: 20130281656
    Abstract: Methods for derivatizing the surface of a substrate having a plurality of thiol groups thereon are disclosed herein. The method can include reacting the thiol groups with an o-quinone methide, which can optionally be generated by irradiating an o-quinone methide precursor compound. In some embodiments, the method can advantageously be reversible. Exemplary o-quinone methides having a cyclic alkyne attached thereto, and precursor compounds for generating such compounds, are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center
    Inventor: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center
  • Cloning and expressions of Renilla luciferase
    Patent number: 5292658
    Abstract: Genetic material encoding luciferase from the marine coelenterate Renilla has been isolated and characterized. This genetic material allows the production of peptides for use as labels in bioluminescence assays or can itself be directly used to identify luciferase genes from related organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center
    Inventors: Milton J. Cormier, William W. Lorenz