Patents by Inventor Surendra R. Punganuru

Surendra R. Punganuru 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).

  • HNQO1-activatable fluorescent probe for imaging cancer cells in-vitro and in-vivo
    Patent number: 11957766
    Abstract: The present invention includes a probe, an assay, a method of detecting, a human NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase-1 (hNQO1) enzyme activity with a fluorescent probe comprising a quinone propionic acid (QPA) conjugated to dicyanoisophorone (DCP), wherein the hNQO1 reduces the probe to releases a fluorescent DCP, and a method of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Kalkunte S. Srivenugopal, Surendra R. Punganuru
  • HNQO1-ACTIVATABLE FLUORESCENT PROBE FOR IMAGING CANCER CELLS IN-VITRO AND IN-VIVO
    Publication number: 20210154330
    Abstract: The present invention includes a probe, an assay, a method of detecting, a human NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase-1 (hNQO1) enzyme activity with a fluorescent probe comprising a quinone propionic acid (QPA) conjugated to dicyanoisophorone (DCP), wherein the hNQO1 reduces the probe to releases a fluorescent DCP, and a method of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kalkunte S. Srivenugopal, Surendra R. Punganuru