ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,468, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Quindoline compounds and uses thereof" was invented by Laurence Hurley (Tucson, Ariz.), Biswanath De (Tucson, Ariz.), Venkateshwar R. Chappeta (Tucson, Ariz.), Tracy A. Brooks (Tucson, Ariz.), Vijay Gokhale (Tucson, Ariz.), Cynthia Miranti (Tucson, Ariz.) and Elsa Reyes Reyes (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to a new class of small-molecules having a quindoline (or similar) structure which function as stabilize...