Constituents of Morning Glory as Anticancer Agents

Ipomoeassin compounds derived from morning glory plant material (especially Ipomoea sp. from Suriname) are useful as anti-cancer agents. The novel compounds also are useful for treating neurodegenerative disorders (such as Alzheimer's disease) in human patients.

Patent Information:

App Type	Country	Serial No.	Patent No.	File Date	Issued Date	Patent Status
US Utility	*United States	11/366,806	7,560,536	3/3/2006	7/14/2009	Abandoned

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Biomedical

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Inventors:

David Kingston

Shugeng Cao