US Patent Issued to Universiteit van Amsterdam on Sept. 1 for "Multicyclic peptides and methods for their preparation" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,059, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Universiteit van Amsterdam (Amsterdam).

"Multicyclic peptides and methods for their preparation" was invented by Gaston Julia Johannes Richelle (Amsterdam), Dieuwertje Emma Streefkerk (Amsterdam), Jan Herman Van Maarseveen (Amsterdam) and Peter Timmerman (Amsterdam).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to methods for preparing a compound comprising a peptide attached to a molecular scaffold whereby multiple peptide loops are formed, to compounds that can be obtained with such methods and uses thereof."

The patent was filed on Oct. 5, 2021, under Application No. 17/494,149.

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