US Patent Issued to BIOSTRATEGIES LC on April 15 for "Plant lectins as carriers of associated drug substances into animal and human cells" (Arkansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,968, issued on April 15, was assigned to BIOSTRATEGIES LC (State University, Ark.).

"Plant lectins as carriers of associated drug substances into animal and human cells" was invented by David N. Radin (Jonesboro, Ark.) and Carole L. Cramer (Jonesboro, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The current invention involves the use of protein lectins produced by plants including the non-toxic carbohydrate binding subunits (B subunits) of plant "AB toxins" (PTB lectins) as delivery vehicles for mobilizing associated drug substances for delivery to animal and human cells. The resulting protein fusions or conjugates retain lectin carbohydrate s...