Patents by Inventor Heidi Lynn Smith-King

Heidi Lynn Smith-King 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).

  • Polynucletides that control delta-6 desaturase genes and methods for identifying compounds for modulating delta-6 desaturase
    Publication number: 20040053234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polynucleotides that control desaturase genes and to drug screening assays for identifying pharmaceutially active compounds for use in the treatment of diseases involving abnormal lipid metabolism including diabetic neuropathy, by utilizing fatty acid desaturase enzymes and the genes which encode them as targets for intervention. The drug screening method identifies nucleotides, proteins, compounds and/or other pharmacological agents, which effectively modulate the activity of desaturase enzymes or regulate the level of expression of the desaturase genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Michael David Winther, Heidi Lynn Smith-King, Andre Ponton, Roberto Justo De Antueno, Stephen John Allen