Patents by Inventor Glynn T. Faircloth, Jr.

Glynn T. Faircloth, Jr. 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).

  • Immunosuppressive pharmaceutical compositions new biological activity from a marine agrobacterium sp.
    Patent number: 5556777
    Abstract: The active component of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is a compound which has been isolated from the controlled aerobic fermentation of a marine microorganism, Agrobacterium sp. PH-103. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention, useful for post surgical graft tolerance, are thus directed to compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient, and an effective amount of the compound having the formula: ##STR1## This compound, known as Sesbanimide, is an alkaloid that has been previously been isolated from seeds and reported to be useful as an antitumor drug. Prior to the present invention however, this compound had not been isolated from any fermentation broth nor had it been determined to have immunomodulatory activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: PharmaMar, s.a.
    Inventors: Glynn T. Faircloth, Jr., Francisco R. Millan, Librada M. C. Fernandez, Cristina A. Sarabia