Patents Examined by Robert W. Rainsuer
  • Anti-flammatory method using indole alkaloids
    Patent number: 5461070
    Abstract: Indole alkaloid compounds having the formula ##STR1## where R and R' are H, an alkyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms or --CO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CH.sub.3 where n=0 to 16. The indole alkaloid compounds and their reduction products are useful as both UV protective and anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William H. Gerwick, Robert S. Jacobs, Richard Castenholz, Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Krista J. S. Grace, Philip J. Proteau, James Rossi