Natural Products for Cancer Therapeutics
Tech ID: 19544 / UC Case 2006-079-0
Technology Description
Although algorithms and chemistries for developing new therapeutic entities are constantly evolving, none can replicate the path and novelty of natural selection over eons of time. Inventors at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have engaged their fleet of research ships to cull the oceans for marine organisms from which new compositions are isolated. Using a variety of culture systems, selective fractionation and bioassays, two, distinct classes of compounds, isolated from actinomycetes, have demonstrated potent anti-tumor activity and considerable selectivity toward some cancers. One class of compounds, the ammosamides, are unique molecules that target a previously untargeted intracellular pathway. It is anticipated that proprietary methods and naturally evolved compositions may yield therapeutics that are significantly differentiated from those developed by limited iteration of pre-defined platforms.Related Materials
- http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=719
- http://fenical.ucsd.edu/Fenical%20Home.htm
- Hughes CC, et. al. Ammosamides A and B target myosin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009; 48(4):728-32.
- Hughes CC, et al. The ammosamides: structures of cell cycle modulators from a marine-derived Streptomyces species. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009; 48(4):725-7.
State Of Development
Potent anticancer activity against HCT-116 (human colon cancer cells).Intellectual Property Info
Patents pending; see WO/2009/006319.Patent Status
| Country | Type | Number | Dated | Case |
| United States Of America | Issued Patent | 8,133,902 | 03/13/2012 | 2006-079 |
Other Information
Categorized As
- Medical
- Disease: Autoimmune and Inflammation
- Disease: Cancer
- Disease: Cardiovascular and Circulatory System
- Disease: Central Nervous System
- Disease: Dermatology
- Disease: Digestive System
- Disease: Infectious Diseases
- Disease: Kidneys and Genito-Urinary System
- Disease: Metabolic/Endocrinology
- Disease: Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Disease: Respiratory and Pulmonary System
- New Chemical Entities, Drug Leads
- Other
Related cases
2006-079-0, 2010-351-0, 2010-329-0, 2003-248-0
Keywords
chemical entity, chemical entities, composition, marine, tumor, composition
Contact
University of California, San Diego Technology Transfer Office / invent@ucsd.edu / tel: View Phone Number. Please reference Tech ID #19544.