Patents by Inventor Jacinta Drew

Jacinta Drew 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).

  • Conjugated polyene sterol derivatives as membrane probes
    Patent number: 4980280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the synthesis of conjugated polyene sterol derivatives, the compounds obtained and to their use as fluorescent probes for cellular membranes. The fluorescent probes of the present invention resemble cholesterol both structurally and in amphipathic nature. The probes of the present invention have potential for use in determining cholesterol levels and cholesterol properties and cell membrane properties and can be applied to clinical assays and diagnoses involving cholesterol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: University of Ottawa/Universite d'Ottawa
    Inventors: Peter Morand, Jacinta Drew, Arthur G. Szabo, Pierre R. Proulx
  • Fluorescent conjugated polyene sterol derivatives as cell membrane probes
    Patent number: 4879069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the synthesis of conjugated polyene sterol derivatives, the compounds obtained and to their use as fluorescent probes for cellular membranes. The fluorescent probes of the present invention resemble cholesterol both structurally and in amphipathic nature. The probes of the present invention have potential for use in determining cholesterol levels and cholesterol properties and cell membrane properties and can be applied to clinical assays and diagnoses involving cholesterol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Inventors: Peter Morand, Jacinta Drew, Arthur G. Szabo, Pierre R. Proulx