Patents by Inventor Lumin Sun

Lumin Sun 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).

  • Functionalizing carbohydrate derivatives by base-induced .beta.-eliminatiom forming bioactive derivatives containing hydroxy-diene subunits
    Patent number: 5334736
    Abstract: A method to functionalize carbohydrate derivatives by base-induced .beta.-elimination and subsequent olefination to form biologically active products containing .alpha.-hydroxy-diene or .alpha.,.beta.-dihydroxy-diene subunits. Also disclosed are methods to prepare biologically active derivatives of fatty acids containing .alpha.-hydroxy-diene groups and .alpha.,.beta.-dihydroxy-diene groups from derivatives of 2-deoxyfuranoses and derivatives of 2-deoxypyranoses, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: University of Texas System Board of Regents
    Inventors: Lumin Sun, John R. Falck