US Patent Issued to Saint Louis University, Research Foundation of the City University of New York on April 21 for "Sulfur and amide tropolone inhibitors of nucleotidyl transferases and uses therefor" (Missouri, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,529, issued on April 21, was assigned to Saint Louis University (St. Louis) and Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York).

"Sulfur and amide tropolone inhibitors of nucleotidyl transferases and uses therefor" was invented by John Edwin Tavis (Kirkwood, Mo.), Lynda Anne Morrison (Webster Groves, Mo.), Maureen Jeanette Donlin (Kirkwood, Mo.) and Ryan P. Murelli (Belleville, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides inhibitors of microorganisms including viruses and fungi of the formula (I) or (II) wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are methods of treatment using th...