Inositol pyrophosphates, and methods of use thereof
US8178514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N5/0641
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention comprises compounds, compositions thereof, and methods capable of delivering modified inositol hexaphosphate (IHP) comprising an internal pyrophosphate ring to the cytoplasm of mammalian cells. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to compounds, compositions thereof, and methods that enhance the ability of mammalian red blood cells to deliver oxygen, by delivering IHP to the cytoplasm of the red blood cells.
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