US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Aug. 19 for "Substituted amino-thiol and amino-disulfide compounds, and uses thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,643, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Substituted amino-thiol and amino-disulfide compounds, and uses thereof" was invented by Ranjan Dohil (San Diego) and Carlo Ballatore (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides for new substituted cysteamine and cystamine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions made thereof, and methods thereof including the treatment of any disease or disorder in a subject that can benefit from one or more of the bioprotective effects of the compounds, including but not limited to, binding of cystine, reducing oxidative stres...