Patents by Inventor Betsy S. Kurnik

Betsy S. Kurnik 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).

  • Methods for the identification of inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase expression or activity in plants
    Publication number: 20040248152
    Abstract: The present inventors have discovered that Carbonic Anhydrase (CA) is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of CA gene expression in plant seedlings results in reduced growth, and chlorosis. Thus, CA can be used as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of compounds that inhibit CA expression or activity, comprising: contacting a compound with an CA and detecting the presence and/or absence of binding between said compound and said an CA, or detecting a change in CA expression or activity. The methods of the invention are useful for the identification of herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Keith Davis, Adel Zayed, Robert Ascenzi, Monica Smith, Betsy S. Kurnik, Douglas Boyes, Rao Mulpuri, Neil Hoffman, Susanne Kjemtrup, Carol Hamilton, Jeffrey Woessner, Jorn Gorlach
  • Methods for the identification of inhibitors of thioredoxin expression or activity in plants
    Publication number: 20030113786
    Abstract: The present inventors have discovered that Thioredoxin (TRX) is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of TRX gene expression in plant seedlings results in seedling deformities, reduced and severely stunted growth, and chlorosis. Thus, TRX can be used as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of compounds that inhibit TRX expression or activity, comprising: contacting a compound with a TRX and detecting the presence and/or absence of binding between said compound and said a TRX, or detecting a decrease in TRX expression or activity. The methods of the invention are useful for the identification of herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Betsy S. Kurnik, Keith Davis, Adel Zayed, Robert Ascenzi, Angel Harper, Douglas Boyes, Rao Mulpuri, Neil Hoffman, Susanne Kjemtrup, Jeffrey Woessner, Jorn Gorlach, Carol Hamilton