Patents by Inventor Young Choon-Moon

Young Choon-Moon 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).

  • Publication number: 20060194234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for screening and identifying test compounds that bind to a preselected target ribonucleic acid (“RNA”). Direct, non-competitive binding assays are advantageously used to screen bead-based libraries of compounds for those that selectively bind to a preselected target RNA. Binding of target RNA molecules to a particular test compound is detected using any physical method that measures the altered physical property of the target RNA bound to a test compound. The structure of the test compound attached to the labeled RNA is also determined. The methods used will depend, in part, on the nature of the library screened. The methods of the present invention provide a simple, sensitive assay for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds to identify pharmaceutical leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Conn, Mathew Pelligrini, Seongwoo Hwang, Young-Choon Moon, Neil Almstead
  • Patent number: 7084159
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative o thereof, wherein A, B, Ra, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as described in the specification. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinase, particularly inhibitors of JNK, a mammalian protein kinase involved cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli; Lck and Src kinase. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jingrong Cao, Jeremy Green, Young-Choon Moon, Jian Wang, Mark Ledeboer, Edmund Harrington, Huai Gao
  • Publication number: 20060148863
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Gary Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20060148864
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Gary Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20060035943
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Gary Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Patent number: 6992096
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20050282849
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit the expression of VEGF post-transcriptionally have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the inhibition of VEGF production, in the treatment of solid tumor cancer, and in reducing plasma and/or tumor VEGF levels, are provided. In another aspect of the invention, methods are provided for the inhibition of VEGF production, the treatment of cancer, and the reduction of plasma and/or tumor VEGF levels, using the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Young-Choon Moon, Liangxian Cao, Nadarajan Tamilarasu, Hongyan Qi, Soongyu Choi, William Lennox, Donald Corson, Seongwoo Hwang, Thomas Davis
  • Publication number: 20050272759
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit the expression of VEGF post-transcriptionally have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the inhibition of VEGF production, in the inhibition of angiogenesis, and/or in the treatment of cancer, diabetic retinopathy or exudative macular degeneration are provided. In another aspect of the invention, methods are provided for the inhibition of VEGF production, the inhibition of angiogenesis, and/or the treatment of cancer, diabetic retinopathy or exudative macular degeneration using the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Young-Choon Moon, Liangxian Cao, Nadarajan Tamilarasu, Hongyan Qi, Soongyu Choi, William Lennox, Donald Corson, Seongwoo Hwang
  • Patent number: 6949544
    Abstract: The present invention provide a compound of formula I or II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as described in the specification. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinase, particularly inhibitors of JNK, a mammalian protein kinase involved cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli; and Src-family kinases, especially Src and Lck kinases. These compounds are also inhibitors of GSK3 and CDK2 kinases. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Randy S. Bethiel, John Cochran, Young-Choon Moon, Suganthini Nanthakumar
  • Publication number: 20050148603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Juan-Miguel Jimenez, Jeremy Green, Huai Gao, Young-Choon Moon, Guy Brenchley, Ronald Knegtel, Francoise Pierard
  • Publication number: 20050142545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for screening and identifying test compounds that bind to a preselected target ribonucleic acid (“RNA”). Direct, non-competitive binding assays are advantageously used to screen bead-based libraries of compounds for those that selectively bind to a preselected target RNA. Binding of target RNA molecules to a particular test compound is detected using any physical method that measures the altered physical property of the target RNA bound to a test compound. The structure of the test compound attached to the labeled RNA is also determined. The methods used will depend, in part, on the nature of the library screened. The methods of the present invention provide a simple, sensitive assay for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds to identify pharmaceutical leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Conn, Matthew Pelligrini, Seongwoo Hwang, Young-Choon Moon, Neil Almstead
  • Patent number: 6884804
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein A is N or CR, and G, R1, R2 and R3 are as described in the specification. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinase, particularly inhibitors of Src mammalian protein kinase involved in cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventor: Young Choon-Moon
  • Patent number: 6825190
    Abstract: Described herein are benzisoxazole compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative or prodrug thereof, wherein A-B is N—O or O—N; Ar is an optionally substituted C5-10 aryl group; R1 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted group selected from C1-10 aliphatic, C5-10 aryl, C6-12 aralkyl, C3-10 heterocyclyl, or C4-12 heterocyclylalkyl; and T, n, R2 and R3 are as described in the specification. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinases, particularly inhibitors of GSK-3 and JAK mammalian protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of utilizing those compounds and compositions in the treatment of various protein kinase mediated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Young-Choon Moon, Jeremy Green, Robert Davies, Deborah Choquette, Albert Pierce, Mark Ledeboer
  • Publication number: 20040220200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful of inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Francois Maltais, Alex Aronov, Michael R. Hale, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20040186119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that are useful as GSK-3 inhibitors. The invention also relates to methods of using compounds of formula I or pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula I to inhibit GSK-3 activity. The invention further provides methods of utilizing these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment and prevention of various GSK-3-mediated disorders, such as diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventor: Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20040186115
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Ledeboer, Robert J. Davies, David Messersmith, Young-Choon Moon, Michael D. Mullican
  • Publication number: 20040176271
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Randy S. Bethiel, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20040097531
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Ledeboer, Jian Wang, Young Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20040023963
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Jingrong Cao, Jeremy Green, Young-Choon Moon, Jian Wang, Mark Ledeboer, Edmund Harrington, Huai Gao
  • Publication number: 20040009996
    Abstract: Described herein are benzisoxazole compounds of formula I: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Young-Choon Moon, Jeremy Green, Robert Davies, Deborah Choquette, Albert Pierce, Mark Ledeboer