Patents by Inventor Marianna Long

Marianna Long 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).

  • Stimulation of chemotaxis by chemotactic peptides
    Patent number: 4976734
    Abstract: A method of stimulating chemotaxis toward a prosthetic device is disclosed, which method comprises incorporating a chemotactic peptide of the formulaB.sup.1 -X-(AGVPGLGVG).sub.n -(AGVPGFGVG).sub.m -Y-B.sup.2whereinA is a peptide-forming residue of L-alanine;P is a peptide-forming residue of L-proline;G is a peptide-forming residue of glycine;V is a peptide-forming residue of L-valine;F is a peptide-forming residue of L-phenylalanine;L is a peptide-forming residue of L-leucine;B.sup.1 is H or a biocompatible N-terminal group;B.sup.2 is OH, OB.sup.3 where B.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Dan W. Urry, Marianna Long