Patents by Inventor Tillie Peterson

Tillie Peterson 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).

  • Patent number: 6653331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Glutathione S-transferase (GST)/Reduced Glutathione (GSH) as a means for the in-vivo release of a drug that has been conjugated to specific electrophilic moieties via a sulfonamide bond. The drug may be an anticancer agent (or one with other therapeutic properties) carrying a free —NH— which has been derivatized by the attachment of an electrophile containing a moiety, such as p-CN— or p-NO2-pyridinylsulfonyl groups, or p-NO2- or 2,4 dinitrophenylsulfonyl groups, or suitable derivatives thereof, to make a prodrug. Optionally, the sulfonamide moiety may have attached to it a targeting molecule. The present invention also provides Glutathione S-transferase (GST)/Reduced Glutathione (GSH) as a means for the release of a protected amino derivative that has been conjugated to specific electrophilic moieties via a sulfonamide bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Zhiyang Zhao, Alfredo G. Tomasselli, Kenneth A. Koeplinger, Tillie Peterson