Patents by Inventor Efraín Arias Bañuelos

Efraín Arias Bañuelos 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).

  • INSECTICIDE CRY PROTEINS OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS WITH ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20140073582
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding insecticidal proteins of the Cry family, derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, exhibiting cytotoxic activity against cancer and/or tumor cells of humans and/or animals, but not against normal cells. The invention also provides proteins and compositions of proteins of the Cry family, derived from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis, that exhibit cytotoxic activity preferably against cancer cells of humans and/or animals, without affecting the normal cells. The Cry proteins of the invention do not exhibit any hemolytic activity, nor do they belong to the parasporin group. The invention also relates to methods for treating cancer and/or tumor cells of humans and/or animals, and for preventing metastasis, using insecticidal Cry proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenda, Baja California
    Inventors: Jorge Olmos Soto, Efraín Arias Bañuelos, Gretel Mendoza Almanza