Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Conjugate or complex
Patent
1997-10-23
2000-09-05
Gitomer, Ralph
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Conjugate or complex
A61K 3578
Patent
active
061139076
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates generally to St. John's Wort materials and methods for making such materials in medicinally useful and pharmaceutically acceptable forms. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of compositional and activity fingerprints in the processing of St. John's Wort materials to produce drugs which qualify as pharmaceutical grade compositions which are suitable for use in clinical or veterinary settings to treat and/or ameliorate diseases, disorders or conditions.
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Friedman Elliot P.
Khwaja Tasneem A.
Gitomer Ralph
Pharmaprint Inc.
University of Southern California
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