US Patent Issued to 2A Biosciences on July 28 for "5-methoxymethyl and 5-hydroxymethyl phenethylamines" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,221, issued on July 28, was assigned to 2A Biosciences Inc. (New York).

"5-methoxymethyl and 5-hydroxymethyl phenethylamines" was invented by David E. Nichols (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel compounds, such as phenethylamines having a 5-methoxymethyl or 5-hydroxymethyl substituent, are provided. In some aspects, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of synthesizing the compounds, and methods of using such compounds, including their administration to subjects, are also provided. In some aspects, useful features of the compounds include neuromodulatory and/or anti-inflammatory activity, f...