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Article: U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Kentucky (Jan. 2)
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- January 2, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Kentucky.***Kentucky, New York Inventors Develop Antileukemic, Cytotoxic AgentsALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Peter A. Crooks of Nicholasville, Ky., Xiaochen Wei of Lexington, Ky., and Craig T. Jordan of Rochester, N.Y., have developed antileukemic and cytotoxic agents.According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to methods for the structural modification of the sesquiterpene lactone, parthenolide, and the use of these parthenolide derivatives in the treatment of carcinoma. More ...