US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on March 4 for "Potent and selective human neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,815, issued on March 4, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Potent and selective human neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors" was invented by Richard B. Silverman (Winnetka, Ill.) and Ha T. Do (Evanston, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are 2-aminopyridine derivative compounds for use as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). In particular, the field of the invention relates to 2-aminopyridine derivative compounds for use as inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), which are formulated as pharmaceutical compositions for treating diseases and disorders associated with nNOS such a...