US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on Dec. 9 for "Fluorine substituted cyclohexene analogues of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,164, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Fluorine substituted cyclohexene analogues of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)" was invented by Richard B. Silverman (Winnetka, Ill.) and Wei Zhu (Evanston, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are amino, fluoro-substituted cyclohexene carboxylic acid compounds. The disclosed compounds and compositions thereof may be utilized in methods for modulating ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) activity, including methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with OAT activity or expression such as cell proliferative diseases and disorders."

The pat...