US Patent Issued to Plex Pharmaceuticals on July 29 for "Dual acting FKBP12 and FKBP52 inhibitors" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,406, issued on July 29, was assigned to Plex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (San Diego).

"Dual acting FKBP12 and FKBP52 inhibitors" was invented by Surya Kanta De (San Diego), Sridhar G. Prasad (San Diego) and Marshall C. Peterman (Oceanside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are novel compounds of Formulas (I) and (II), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful as dual FKBP12/FKABP inhibitors. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds of Formulas (I) and (II) and their use in treating Parkinson's disease."

The patent was filed on June 2...