(Slightly OT) Interesting 'glycomics' patent application -
United States Patent Application 20020169143 Kind Code A1 Sasisekharan, Ram ; et al. November 14, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Methods and products related to low molecular weight heparin
Abstract The invention relates to methods and products for characterizing and using polysaccharides. Low molecular weight heparin products and methods of use are described. Methods for characterizing purity and activity of polysaccharide preparations including glycosaminoglycans such as heparin are also described.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventors: Sasisekharan, Ram; (Cambridge, MA) ; Venkataraman, Ganesh; (Waltham, MA) ; Shriver, Zachary; (Cambridge, MA) ; Liu, Dongfang; (Framingham, MA) ; Sundaram, Mallikarjun; (Brighton, MA) ; Qi, Yiwei; (Framingham, MA) Correspondence Name and Address: Helen C. Lockhart Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. Federal Reserve Plaza 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston MA 02210 US
Assignee Name and Adress: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA
Serial No.: 951138 Series Code: 09 Filed: September 12, 2001 |