Patents by Inventor Catherine Bourgouin

Catherine Bourgouin 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).

  • Carboxypeptidases B from anopheles gambiae. compositions comprising them, vaccine applications and use as therapeutical targets
    Publication number: 20050260219
    Abstract: The present invention provides two carboxypeptidase B enzymes from Anopheles gambiae and homologs thereof. The present invention also provides compositions and vaccines containing the carboxypeptidase B enzymes, as well as antibodies directed thereto and various methods of using the same. The methods of the present invention include a method of blocking Plasmodium development and a method of identifying compounds that inhibit carboxypeptidase B activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: INSTITUT PASTEUR
    Inventors: Catherine Lavazec, Catherine Bourgouin, Christian Boudin, Sarah Bonnet