Patents by Inventor MARK AMMIRATI

MARK AMMIRATI 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).

  • Crystal structure of staphylococcus undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050208639
    Abstract: The invention is directed generally to the structure of prenyltransferases, particularly undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase, an enzyme important in bacterial cell wall synthesis. The invention relates to the crystal structure of undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase from Staphylococcus aureus and the interaction with a cofactor and ligands. The invention also relates to the structure of ligand and cofactor binding sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Ammirati, Jayvardhan Pandit
  • METHOD OF INHIBITION OF HUMAN GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE
    Publication number: 20020031816
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel binding site for a glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor found within a glycogen phosphorylase enzyme. The novel binding site allows the design novel of glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: VIRGINIA LEIGH RATH, DENNIS JAY HOOVER, MARK AMMIRATI