Patents by Inventor Grace Christy Rani Royappa

Grace Christy Rani Royappa 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).

  • Structure-based modulators of B1 G-protein coupled receptors
    Patent number: 7869958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying modulators of B1 G-protein coupled receptors. The present invention also relates to a method for identifying an antagonist or agonist of the corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 2 (CRFR2). The present invention also relates to a method for improving antagonists or agonists of CRFR2. The present invention also relates to the three-dimensional structure of CRFR2 as representative of the B1 GPCR subfamily and its use as a basis for rational drug design of antagonist or agonists of B1 GPCRs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Research Development Foundation
    Inventors: Grace Christy Rani Royappa, Marilyn H. Perrin, Jean E. Rivier, Wylie W. Vale, Jr., Roland Riek