Patents by Inventor Olga Genillourd

Olga Genillourd 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).

  • Inhibitor compounds of farnesyl-protein transferase and chemotherapeutic compositions containing the same, produced by strain ATCC 55532
    Patent number: 5627057
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds which inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. Furthermore, Actinoplanes sp. ATCC 55532 and Streptomces sp. ATCC 55550 are microorganisms which are capable of producing the disclosed compounds which are classified as carboxylic acid esters. In addition a method for preparing the compounds is disclosed which includes cultivating strain ATCC 55532 or strain ATCC 55550. The strains are independently capable of producing the carboxylic acid ester compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Sheo B. Singh, George M. Garrity, Olga Genillourd, Russell B. Lingham, Isabel Martin, Mary Nallin-Omstead, Keith C. Silverman, Deborah L. Zink
  • Inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase
    Patent number: 5510371
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds which inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Sheo B. Singh, George M. Garrity, Olga Genillourd, Russell B. Lingham, Isabel Martin, Mary N. Omstead, Keith C. Silverman, Deborah L. Zink