US Patent:
20200157188, May 21, 2020
Inventors:
- Pittsburgh PA, US
Jesus Tejero Bravo - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kazi R. Islam - Cheswick PA, US
Mark T. Gladwin - Pittsburgh PA, US
Raymond B. Yurko - McMurray PA, US
Anthony W. DeMartino - Pittsburgh PA, US
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
C07K 14/805
A61K 9/00
Abstract:
Synthetic heme-containing molecules are described. The heme-containing molecules include a heme group bound to either two non-contiguous peptides or a single contiguous peptide via cysteine residues. Use of the synthetic heme-containing molecules, such as for the treatment of carboxyhemoglobinemia, cyanide poisoning and hydrogen sulfide (HS) poisoning, is further described.