Patents by Inventor Magdy T. Basta

Magdy T. Basta 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).

  • Verocytotoxin receptor assay
    Patent number: 5164298
    Abstract: This invention relates to the identification of verocytotoxin receptors of the formula:X--O--Y(R) (I)wherein Y is sphingosine, hydroxylated sphinogosine or saturated sphingosine,wherein X is selected from said group and optionally a polysaccharide linking X to the --O--Y(R) group, andwherein R is H, or a fatty acid and R is linked to the amine moiety of the sphingosine,in combination with an assay component and their use in novel receptor-binding assays for the detection and quantitation of verocytotoxins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: HSC Research Development Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford A. Lingwood, Mohammed A. Karmali, Magdy T. Basta