Patents and Patent Applications from University of Kentucky


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US20120122943 Melampomagnolide B Derivatives as Antileukemic and Cytotoxic Agents  
Melampomagnolide B is disclosed as a new antileukemic sesquiterpene. A biotin-conjugated derivative of melampomagnolide B was prepared to elucidate its mechanism of action. Prodrugs of...
US20120118308 ALTERATION OF TOBACCO ALKALOID CONTENT THROUGH MODIFICATION OF SPECIFIC CYTOCHROME P450 GENES  
Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated p...
US20120117933 ALTERATION OF TOBACCO ALKALOID CONTENT THROUGH MODIFICATION OF SPECIFIC CYTOCHROME P450 GENES  
Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated p...
8178678 Bis-quaternary ammonium salts and methods for modulating neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors  
Provided are bis-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic...
US20120113229 Rotate and Hold and Scan (RAHAS) Structured Light Illumination Pattern Encoding and Decoding  
A unique computer-implemented process, system, and computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, executable program code and instructions for 3-dimentional (3-D) image acquisition of a...
8167955 Carbon fiber reinforced carbon foams for repair and reconstruction of bone defects  
The present invention relates to a tissue scaffold and a method of preparing a tissue scaffold for implantation. The tissue scaffold includes a body having a graphite foam core. At least a first...
US20120092463 Dual-frequency Phase Multiplexing (DFPM) and Period Coded Phase Measuring (PCPM) Pattern Strategies in 3-D Structured Light Systems, and Lookup Table (LUT) Based Data Processing  
A computer-implemented process, system, and computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, program code and instructions for 3-D triangulation-based image acquisition of a contoured...
8138309 Modified rubisco large subunit n-methyltransferase useful for targeting molecules to the active-site vicinity of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate  
The present invention generally relates to a modified Rubisco large subunit εN-Methyltransferase (Rubisco LSMT, or RLSMT). The present invention also relates to a modified RLSMT-carbonic anhydrase ...
8137676 Genetically engineered equine influenza virus and uses thereof  
The present invention relates, in general, to attenuated equine influenza viruses having an impaired ability to antagonize the cellular interferon (IFN) response, and the use of such attenuated...
US20120064010 CCR3 and its Ligands Are Therapeutic and Diagnostic Targets for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration  
The results presented herein demonstrate the specific expression of CCR3 in CNV endothelial cells in humans with AMD, and despite the expression of its ligands, eotaxin-1, -2, and -3, neither...
8124851 Alteration of tobacco alkaloid content through modification of specific cytochrome P450 genes  
Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated p...
8124652 Use of parthenolide derivatives as antileukemic and cytotoxic agents  
The present invention provides compounds of the formula (I) wherein:X1, X2 and X3 are heteroatoms;R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are independently selected from H, halo, —OH, —NO2, —CN and optio...
8115059 Gene expression modulation system for use in plants and method for modulating gene expression in plants  
An EcR-based gene expression modulation system for use in plants includes an EcR gene expression cassette, a modified RXR gene expression cassette, and a gene-of-interest expression cassette, which...
8114390 Method for treating hair growth disorders, such as female pattern alopecia, and compositions useful therefore  
The invention relates to formulations useful in treating hair disorders, improving the health of hair, increasing hair growth, and in increasing the niacin content of hair follicles. Nicotinic acid...
8110184 Ex vivo and in vivo methods and related compositions for generating hematopoietic stem cell populations  
Various embodiments provide methods and related compositions for increasing the population size of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in patients that may benefit from reconstitution of stem cells...
8106260 Chimeric isoprenoid synthases and uses thereof  
Disclosed is a chimeric isoprenoid synthase polypeptide including a first domain from a first isoprenoid synthase joined to a second domain from a second, heterologous isoprenoid synthase, whereby...
8101779 Enantioselective synthesis of (+) and (–)-2-[1-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-ethyl]-1,3-diazacyclopent-2-ene  
Methods for the enantioselective synthesis of (+) and (−) lofexidine or 2-[1-(2,6)-dichlorophenoxy)-ethyl]-1,3-diazacyclopent-2-ene involve converting (+) or (−) 1-m...
8101354 Method for screening for a tobiano coat color genotype  
A method for screening for a Tobiano genotype includes obtaining a nucleic acid from an equine animal, and analyzing the nucleic acid for the presence of an inversion in a chromosome ECA3q which is...
8067432 Liposomal, ring-opened camptothecins with prolonged, site-specific delivery of active drug to solid tumors  
A method for preparing a stable dispersion of a camptothecin, camptothecin prodrug, or analog thereof for administration to a patient in need thereof includes preparing a solution of the...
8066883 Removing aluminum from solution using chelating compounds and immobilized tethered chelators  
Methods are described for removing aluminum from a solution using novel di- and tripodal compounds as chelators.
US20110288844 Modeling of mPGES-1 three-dimensional structures: applications in drug design and discovery  
This invention relates to representations of prostaglandin synthase three-dimensional structures. Such representations are suitable for designing agents that modulate the activity of the enzyme by...
8053633 Fungal desaturases and related methods  
The presently-disclosed subject matter provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences encoding mushroom desaturase polypeptides that are active with both palmitic and stearic acid, as well...
US20110268723 CCR3 Inhibition for Ocular Angiogenesis and Macular Degeneration  
Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of ocular angiogenesis and neovascularization. Administration of inhibitors of the CCR3 receptor or its ligands eotaxin...
US20110263518 D-Tagatose-Based Compositions and Methods for Preventing and Treating Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome, and Symptoms Thereof  
Pharmaceutical compositions including D-tagatose along with a stilbene or stilbenoid component, or a salt or derivative thereof. Methods of prophylaxis and therapy by administering to a mammal a...
8042405 Method and apparatus for characterizing microscale formability of thin sheet materials  
A method of predicting sheet formability at a microscale level includes the steps of providing a grid pattern on a test sheet, bulging the test sheet to a hemispherical shape until a crack is...
8030358 Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for decorporation of radioactive compounds  
A composition for removing a radioactive element or compound such as systemic transuranic compounds, from mammals comprises a pharmaceutical carrier and a decorporation agent comprising ester and...
8017835 Transformed plants accumulating terpenes  
The present invention relates to transformed plants with an altered terpene content, preferably over-accumulating a mono- or sesqui-terpene. By transformation of plants with genes encoding terpene...
8012735 Infectious cDNA clone of the modified live virus vaccine strain of Equine arteritis virus  
An isolated polynucleotide molecule includes a DNA sequence encoding an infectious RNA molecule encoding a modified live viral strain of an Equine arteritis virus, wherein the DNA sequence is SEQ...
8008092 CCR3 inhibition for ocular angiogenesis and macular degeneration  
Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of ocular angiogenesis and neovascularization. Administration of inhibitors of the CCR3 receptor or its ligands eotaxin...
US20110195030 NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LIQUID OIL CORES  
Nanocapsule and nanoemulsion particle compositions having improved physical and pharmacological properties are provided. The nanocapsule or nanoemulsion particle composition can comprise a...
7985568 Botryoccocus braunii triterpene synthase proteins and nucleic acid molecules, and methods for their use  
This application relates to the functional identification and characterization of a nucleic acid molecule encoding a triterpene synthase, in particular botryococcene synthase. Also described are...
US20110178025 Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating Peptides for CNS Dopaminergic Upregulation  
The present invention relates to novel proteins, referred to herein as amidated glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) peptides (or “Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating peptides (...
US20110174322 ALTERATION OF TOBACCO ALKALOID CONTENT THROUGH MODIFICATION OF SPECIFIC CYTOCHROME P450 GENES  
Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated p...
7982041 Camptothecin analogs and methods of preparation thereof  
A compound having the formula in racemic form, enantiomerically enriched form or enantiomerically pure form, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US20110166208 Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences for Calmodulin Protein Methyltransferase  
The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for calmodulin protein methyltransferase. The present invention also provides diagnostic tools and methods of using the present...
US20110166177 BIS-QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS AS PAIN MODULATING AGENTS  
Provided are methods for using bis-quaternary ammonium compounds to treat inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain and nociceptive pain.
US20110160694 Nanotubes as Mitochondrial Uncouplers  
A method of uncoupling mitochondria in a subject including administering nanotubes to the subject in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the nanotubes are self-rectifying is provided. A...
US20110160561 SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE  
A system for determination of intraocular pressure includes: an intraocular pressure sensor; a light source illuminating the sensor with one or more wavelengths of light; and a detector that...
7964223 Berry preparations and extracts  
A method for deriving compositions having antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity from berries is provided. The method results in a berry extract compositions having stable anthocyanin content....
7963398 Method for hydraulically separating carbon and classifying coal combustion ash  
A method for selective separation of particles from a particle-containing material includes preparing a slurry of the particle-containing material and a dispersant, passing the slurry through a...
US20110142938 Nanotubes as Mitochondrial Uncouplers  
A method of uncoupling mitochondria in a subject including administering nanotubes to the subject in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the nanotubes are self-rectifying is provided. A...
7954595 Lightweight inflatable borehole receiver unit for seismic testing  
A borehole receiver for seismic testing has a support frame and an inflatable membrane configured to form a single, compact unit. The inflatable membrane has at least one sensor, such as an...
US20110118299 TREATMENT OF MCI AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE  
The present invention provides, among other things, therapeutic compositions and methods that can effectively treat, slow or prevent a neurological disease (e.g., a neurodegenerative disease, e.g.,...
US20110112131 Opioid-Ketamine and Norketamine Codrug Combinations for Pain Management  
The present invention relates to the field of pain management, and more particularly to synergistic codrugs comprising an opioid and ketamine or norketamine which have been combined to form a...
US20110112130 Opioid-Nornicotine Codrugs Combinations for Pain Management  
The present invention relates to the field of pain management, and more particularly to synergistic codrugs comprising an opioid and nornicotine which have been combined to form a single chemical...
US20110105556 TRIS-QUARTERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING NEURONAL NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS  
Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylocholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a...
US20110104724 BIOMARKERS OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE  
A method for quantifying a neurodegenerative disorder in a patient that includes obtaining a fluid sample from the subject; measuring a protein biomarker complex in said fluid sample and...
US20110097390 Ultra-Small RNAs as Toll-Like Receptor-3 Antagonists  
Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of macular degeneration or other diseases or disorders associated with activation of TLR3. Administration of double stranded...
7932326 Chelating compounds and immobilized tethered chelators  
Novel di- and tripodal compounds useful as chelators, intermediates for their production and a method for treating an aqueous solution to remove trivalent metal ions are presented.
7928284 Methods and animal model for analyzing age-related macular degeneration  
Methods for testing candidate drugs for treatment of age-related macular degeneration are provided. Ccl2-deficient, and Ccr2-deficient mice are used to determine the effect of candidate drugs and...