US Patent Issued to Westlake University on Feb. 3 for "Aminoxy acid-based anti-cancer stem cell compounds and methods thereof" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,284, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Westlake University (Zhejiang, China).

"Aminoxy acid-based anti-cancer stem cell compounds and methods thereof" was invented by Dan Yang (Zhejiang, China) and Fangfang Shen (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed invention is generally in the field of synthetic small molecules and their use as drug, in particular in the treatment of cancer. Also provided is a method of inhibiting cancer stem cells. Also provided is a method for treatment of cancers and other diseases by affecting mitochondrial functions. Also provided is a method of making and using of the compounds."

The...