Patents by Inventor Annette Fernandez

Annette Fernandez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cyclic peptide antitumor agent from an ascidian
    Patent number: 5830996
    Abstract: A purified bicyclic depsipeptide, vitilevuamide, from the ascidians Didemnum cuculliferum and Polysyncraton lithostrotum is disclosed. Vitilevuamide has antitumor activity as demonstrated by standard in vitro and in vivo assays. An anticancer composition is also disclosed, comprising an effective amount of vitilevuamide and an inert carrier. A method of treating cancer is also disclosed, comprising administering an anticancer composition comprising an effective amount of vitilevuamide and an inert carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chris M. Ireland, Annette Fernandez