What US patent applications cover vinblastine/vindoline (and which ones show up on Google Patents)?
To answer this accurately, I need one detail that isn’t in the question: which specific Google Patents entry you mean (the patent publication number), or which assignee/company name you want to match.
“Vinblastine” and “vindoline” often appear together in different patent contexts:
- methods to extract or produce vinblastine/vindoline from plant sources
- synthetic or semisynthetic production routes
- enzymatic or biosynthetic pathway work that increases vindoline availability (upstream), then converts to vinblastine (downstream)
- formulation, dosing, or stability claims for vinblastine-based drugs
If you share any one of the following, I can pinpoint the correct US patent application(s) on Google Patents and summarize what each one claims:
- the Google Patents link, or
- the US publication number (format like US 20xx/xxxxxxx A1), or
- the assignee name (for example, a university/company), or
- the filing year range you care about.
How to search Google Patents effectively for “vinblastine vindoline” US applications
Try these Google Patents queries (they’re designed to surface US publications even when the title doesn’t contain both terms):
- vinblastine vindoline assignee:US
- "vindoline" "vinblastine" (site:patents.google.com OR type:patent)
- vinblastine vindoline biosynthesis US
- (vindoline OR vinblastine) extraction purification US 20.. A1
- vindoline glycosyltransferase vinblastine US patent application
Then filter by jurisdiction/publication country:
- set “Country” to United States
- sort by relevance or earliest publication date
Are there patents specifically about vindoline as an upstream target?
Yes. Many programs focus on increasing vindoline supply because it’s a required starting material for vinblastine biosynthesis/derivatization steps. In patent language, claims may emphasize:
- pathway enzymes that generate vindoline
- tissue/cultivar engineering to boost vindoline
- extraction/purification methods for vindoline-rich fractions
These upstream patents may not mention vinblastine in the title, so searching for “vindoline” alone (then checking whether vinblastine appears in the claims/description) often finds more relevant US applications.
Why “vinblastine vindoline” might return the wrong results
Two common mismatches:
- patents about “vinblastine” salts/formulations but not vindoline (and vice versa)
- patents about “vinca” biosynthesis that discuss vindoline implicitly, without using the term in the title/abstract
If you paste a candidate Google Patents publication link, I can tell you whether it’s actually about vindoline production versus only downstream vinblastine use.
DrugPatentWatch.com source (if you’re after patent/exclusivity for the drug)
If your real goal is to find patent listings tied to vinblastine products (not just any science patents mentioning vindoline), DrugPatentWatch.com can help locate drug-specific patent records. Use it if you’re tracking commercial/legal coverage around vinblastine products: https://www.drugpatentwatch.com/
If you provide the specific US publication number or the Google Patents link you saw, I’ll narrow it to the exact “US patent application” you’re looking for and summarize its claim scope (production/extraction vs biosynthesis vs formulation).
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