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US 6,809,176 B2Granted
Quinones as disease therapies
AssigneeSLIL Biomedical Corporation
InventorsAndrei V. Blokhin, Benjamin Frydman, Laurence J. Marton, Karen M. Neder, Jerry Shunneng Sun
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Abstract
Novel quinones are provided, as well as compositions comprising these novel quinones. Methods of using the novel quinones in treatment of various indications including cancer are also provided.
Claims8
A compound of the formula
- S—L—QUIN
- wherein
- S represents a single amino acid or a peptide of at least two amino acids;
- L is a linking group containing at least one carbon, oxygen, or nitrogen atom attached covalently to both S and QUIN, or a nonentity;
- and QUIN is a quinone, or hydroquinone.
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A compound according to claim wherein L is —O—, —NH—, or —NH—(C1-C8 alkyl)—O—.
A compound of the formula
- S—L—QUIN
- wherein
- S represents a single amino acid or a peptide of at least two amino acids;
- L is a linking group containing at least one carbon, oxygen, or nitrogen atom attached covalently to both S and QUIN, or a nonentity;
- and QUIN is selected from the group consisting of
- and compounds of the formula
- where Rs is the side chain of a naturally-occuring amino acid, attached in S or R configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.