Patents by Inventor Zhoada Zhang

Zhoada Zhang 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: 6096881
    Abstract: In our research, two commercially available compounds, 3-amino-1,2,4-dithiazole-5-thione (1) and xanthane hydride (2), and their derivatives 3-6 are found to be potential sulfur-transfer reagents. The efficiency and optimization of these new sulfur-transfer reagents were investigated by solid-phase syntheses of dinudeotide and oligonucleotide phosphorothioates. The results show that both compounds 1 and 2 are highly efficient sulfurizing reagents, and better than 99% sulfur transfer efficiency can be achieved at each step. In contrast to Beaucage reagent, these novel sulfur-transfer reagents are very stable in various solvents, and are available in bulk quantities at low cost. Due to these advantages, compounds 1 and 2 can be considered alternatives to Beaucage reagent, especially in large-scale preparation of oligonucleotide phosphorothioates. Furthermore, compounds 1 and 2 were modified to enhance their solubility in acetonitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Hybridon, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Jimmy Tang, Zhoada Zhang, Jin-Yan Tang