Patent Reports
December 2008
in “
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
”
TLDR New patents include innovations in skin and hair care, disease treatment, plant stress tolerance, and protein purification.
The document summarized various patents from 2008, highlighting innovations in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and genetic engineering. Notably, it described Schiff's bases derived from amino acids and hydroxyaryl alkyl ketones for topical applications, which were useful for skin and hair restoration, including hair loss prevention and hair graying control. Other patents included methods for treating pulmonary bacterial infections, enhancing stress tolerance in plants, detecting West Nile Virus, reducing inflammatory responses in transplanted tissue, and enhancing stem cell proliferation. Additionally, it covered pharmaceutical compositions for treating coronary artery disease, methods for purifying proteins, and antibodies for diagnostic and therapeutic uses.