Patents by Inventor Jon S. Thorson

Jon S. Thorson 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).

  • Publication number: 20230132854
    Abstract: Compounds described herein are mithramycin (MTM) oxide (OX) derivatives. These compounds are useful for treatment of cancers and neuro-diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Jurgen Rohr, Markos Leggas, Joseph M. Eckenrode, Yinan Zhang, Yang Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Khaled Attia Shaaban Mahmoud
  • Patent number: 11466045
    Abstract: Compounds described herein are mithramycin (MTM) oxide (OX) derivatives and MTM Hydrazine (HY) derivatives. These compounds are useful for treatment of cancers and neuro-diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Jurgen Rohr, Markos Leggas, Joseph M. Eckenrode, Yinan Zhang, Yang Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Khaled Attia Shaaban Mahmoud
  • Publication number: 20200131218
    Abstract: Compounds described herein are mithramycin (MTM) oxide (OX) derivatives and MTM Hydrazine (HY) derivatives. These compounds are useful for treatment of cancers and neuro-diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Jurgen Rohr, Markos Leggas, Joseph M. Eckenrode, Yinan Zhang, Yang Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Khaled Attia Shaaban Mahmoud
  • Publication number: 20190248887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, extracellular drug conjugates (EDC) in which an antibody or other targeting agent (e.g. a targeting moiety) is linked to a drug through a linker (e.g. a non-cleavable linker). These conjugates are useful in the treatment of disease and/or as a tool in the evaluation of biological systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: James R. Prudent, Jon S. Thorson
  • Publication number: 20180055816
    Abstract: Provided herein are pyranonaphthoquinone compounds and methods of using pyranonaphthoquinone compounds. The method of using the pyranonaphthoquinone compounds includes selectively inhibiting 4E-BP1 phosphorylation by administering at least one pyranonaphthoquinone or pyranonaphthoquinone analog to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Qing-Bai She, Bradley D. Anderson, Qing Ye, Markos Leggas, Yinan Zhang
  • Patent number: 9469864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of use of glycosyltransferases and related novel compounds. The invention exploits the reversibility of glycosyltransferases to generate new sugars, unnatural biomolecules and numerous one-pot reactions for generation of new biomolecules having varied backbones such as enediynes, vancomycins, bleomycins, anthracyclines, macrolides, pluramycins, aureolic acids, indolocarbazoles, aminglycosides, glycopeptides, polyenes, coumarins, benzoisochromanequinones, calicheamicins, erythromycin, avermectins, ivermectins, angucyclines, cardiac glycosides, steroids or flavinoids. In preferred embodiments, the invention specifically relates to biosynthesis of anticancer (the enediyne calicheamicin, CLM), anthelmintic agents (the macrolides avermectin, ivermectin and erythromycin) and antibiotic (the glycopeptide vancomycin, VCM) natural product-based drugs developed by reversible, bidirectional glycosyltransferase-catalyzed reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Changsheng Zhang, Byron R. Griffith
  • Publication number: 20160279248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, extracellular drug conjugates (EDC) in which an antibody or other targeting agent (e.g. a targeting moiety) is linked to a drug through a linker (e.g. a non-cleavable linker). These conjugates are useful in the treatment of disease and/or as a tool in the evaluation of biological systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Charles R. Hutchinson, James R. Prudent, Jon S. Thorson
  • Patent number: 9364554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, extracellular drug conjugates (EDC) in which an antibody or other targeting agent (e.g. a targeting moiety) is linked to a drug through a linker (e.g. a non-cleavable linker). These conjugates are useful in the treatment of disease and/or as a tool in the evaluation of biological systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Centrose LLC
    Inventors: Charles R. Hutchinson, James R. Prudent, Jon S. Thorson
  • Publication number: 20150141294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of use of glycosyltransferases and related novel compounds. The invention exploits the reversibility of glycosyltransferases to generate new sugars, unnatural biomolecules and numerous one-pot reactions for generation of new biomolecules having varied backbones such as enediynes, vancomycins, bleomycins, anthracyclines, macrolides, pluramycins, aureolic acids, indolocarbazoles, aminglycosides, glycopeptides, polyenes, coumarins, benzoisochromanequinones, calicheamicins, erythromycin, avermectins, ivermectins, angucyclines, cardiac glycosides, steroids or flavinoids. In preferred embodiments, the invention specifically relates to biosynthesis of anticancer (the enediyne calicheamicin, CLM), anthelmintic agents (the macrolides avermectin, ivermectin and erythromycin) and antibiotic (the glycopeptide vancomycin, VCM) natural product-based drugs developed by reversible, bidirectional glycosyltransferase-catalyzed reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: JON S. THORSON, CHANGSHENG ZHANG, BYRON R. GRIFFITH
  • Patent number: 8841092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of use of glycosyltransferases and related compounds. The invention exploits the reversibility of glycosyltransferases to generate new sugars, unnatural biomolecules and numerous one-pot reactions for generation of new biomolecules having varied backbones such as enediynes, vancomycins, bleomycins, anthracyclines, macrolides, pluramycins, aureolic acids, indolocarbazoles, aminglycosides, glycopeptides, polyenes, coumarins, benzoisochromanequinones, calicheamicins, erythromycin, avermectins, ivermectins, angucyclines, cardiac glycosides, steroids or flavinoids. In preferred embodiments, the invention specifically relates to biosynthesis of anticancer (the enediyne calicheamicin, CLM), anthelmintic agents (the macrolides avermectin, ivermectin and erythromycin) and antibiotic (the glycopeptide vancomycin, VCM) natural product-based drugs developed by reversible, bidirectional glycosyltransferase-catalyzed reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Changsgeng Zhang, Byron R. Griffith
  • Patent number: 8710182
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions for generating vancomycin analogs. Specifically the invention relates to generating a vancomycin library through chemoselective ligation of a sugar moiety with a vancomycin aglycon. In particular, the present invention provides a library of vancomycin analogs, where the member of the library comprises at least one vancomycin analog selected from 2?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 3?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 4?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 6?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 2?-N-acylbiphenyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 3?-N-acylbiphenoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 4?-N-acylbiphenoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside and 6?-N-acylbiphenoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Byron R. Griffith
  • Patent number: 8637287
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to materials and methods for exploiting glycosyltransferase reversibility for nucleotide diphosphate (NDP) sugar synthesis. The present invention provides engineered glycosyltransferase enzymes characterized by improved reaction reversibility and expanded sugar donor specificity as compared to corresponding non-mutated glycosyltransferase enzymes. Such reagents provide advantageous routes to NDP sugars for subsequent use in a variety of biomedical applications, including enzymatic and chemoenzymatic glycorandomization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Richard W. Gantt
  • Publication number: 20130336994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, extracellular drug conjugates (EDC) in which an antibody or other targeting agent (e.g. a targeting moiety) is linked to a drug through a linker (e.g. a non-cleavable linker). These conjugates are useful in the treatment of disease and/or as a tool in the evaluation of biological systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: CENTROSE, LLC
    Inventors: Charles R. Hutchinson, James R. Prudent, Jon S. Thorson
  • Patent number: 8552176
    Abstract: A library of glycosylated chlorambucil analogs which are useful as anti-tumor and/or anti-metastatic agents is disclosed. The glycosylated chlorambucil analogs have the general formula wherein represents a reducing sugar moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Randal D. Goff
  • Patent number: 8470980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, extracellular drug conjugates (EDC) in which an antibody or other targeting agent (e.g. a targeting moiety) is linked to a drug through a linker (e.g. a non-cleavable linker). These conjugates are useful in the treatment of disease and/or as a tool in the evaluation of biological systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Centrose, LLC
    Inventors: James R. Prudent, Jon S. Thorson, Jill Hutchinson Bollettieri
  • Publication number: 20130030151
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions for generating vancomycin analogs. Specifically the invention relates to generating a vancomycin library through chemoselective ligation of a sugar moiety with a vancomycin aglycon. In particular, the present invention provides a library of vancomycin analogs, where the member of the library comprises at least one vancomycin analog selected from 2?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 3?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 4?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 6?-N-acyldecanoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 2?-N-acylbiphenyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 3?-N-acylbiphenoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside, 4?-N-acylbiphenoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside and 6?-N-acylbiphenoyl-glucosyl vancomycin neoglycoside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Byron R. Griffith
  • Publication number: 20130012466
    Abstract: Colchicine neoglycosides, method for their synthesis and methods for their use are disclosed. The invention provides analogs of colchicine glycosylated to include a sugar moiety on a colchicine scaffold that is generally unglycosylated in nature. The colchicine neoglycosides disclosed herein are shown to have cytotoxic effects equivalent to at least the known cytotoxins paclitaxel and doxorubicin. Further, the neoglycosides disclosed according to the invention have physiologic effects not previously recognized in the alkaloid family that includes colchicine but recognized in other cytotoxic drug families such as the taxanes which act by stabilizing tubulin formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Ahmed Aqeel
  • Publication number: 20130004979
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to materials and methods for exploiting glycosyltransferase reversibility for nucleotide diphosphate (NDP) sugar synthesis. The present invention provides engineered glycosyltransferase enzymes characterized by improved reaction reversibility and expanded sugar donor specificity as compared to corresponding non-mutated glycosyltransferase enzymes. Such reagents provide advantageous routes to NDP sugars for subsequent use in a variety of biomedical applications, including enzymatic and chemo-enzymatic glycorandomization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Richard W. Gantt, Pauline Marie Jeanne Peltier-Pain
  • Patent number: 8344133
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of producing compounds with enhanced desirable properties and diminished side effects as well as the compounds produced by the methods. In preferred embodiments, methods of the present invention use a universal chemical glycosylation method that employs reducing sugars and requires no protection or activation. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides neoglycoside digitoxin analogs that include compounds with significantly enhanced cytotoxic potency toward human cancer cells and tumor-specificity, but are less potent Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitors in a human cell line than digitoxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Joseph M. Langenhan
  • Patent number: 8278436
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a set of glycosylated warfarin analogs which are useful as anti-tumor or anti-metastatic agents and as reagents for studying sugar uptake in cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jon S. Thorson, Shannon C. Timmons