Patents by Inventor Y. T. Pan

Y. T. Pan 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).

  • Inhibition of bacterial binding by high-mannose oligosaccharides
    Patent number: 5939279
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the treatment of gram-negative bacterial infections using high-mannose containing oligosaccharides. Specifically the use of Man.sub.9 (GlcNAc).sub.2 -hydrophobic glycopeptides (i.e. tyrosinamide) to block adhesion of the bacteria pili to the oligosaccharide of the host cells plasma membrane in infections of Enterobacter cloacae and other Enterobacter and gram-negative species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Sam Smith, Alan D. Elbein, Y. T. Pan