US Patent Issued to Shanghai Senhui Medicine, Shanghai Shengdi Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine on Nov. 11 for "Echinocandin analogues and preparation method therefor" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,856, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Shanghai Senhui Medicine Co. Ltd. (Shanghai), Shanghai Shengdi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Shanghai) and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. (Lianyungang Jiangsu, China).

"Echinocandin analogues and preparation method therefor" was invented by Jian Huang (Shanghai), Lingjian Zhu (Shanghai), Wei Jiang (Shanghai) and Weicou Cao (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an echinocandin analogue and a preparation method therefor. The compound can be used for preventing or treating fungal infection, or for preventing, stabilizing or inhibiting fungal growth or killing fung...