What patent does Google (Google Patents) show for vinblastine/vindoline use?
Google Patents can surface different kinds of records involving vinblastine and vindoline—depending on the exact wording of your search. Common results fall into these buckets: patents about producing vinblastine from vindoline (or related precursors), patents about extracting/isolating vinblastine alkaloids, and patents about formulations or therapeutic use of vinblastine (including drug combos and methods of treatment).
To point you to the exact Google Patents entries, I need at least one of the following from you:
- the exact search terms you typed (or a link), or
- the patent number/application number you saw, or
- the inventor/assignee name shown on Google Patents, or
- the text around “vinblastine” and “vindoline” from the page.
How to search Google Patents for “vinblastine” + “vindoline” (so you find the right application)
Try searches that match how Google Patents indexes claims and titles:
- vinblastine vindoline
- vindoline vinblastine biosynthesis (or biosynthetic)
- vindoline coupling vinblastine (coupling is how vinblastine is formed from vindoline and another precursor in many production routes)
- vinca alkaloid vindoline vinblastine method
- vinblastine composition / vinblastine formulation
- Use filters like Publication date, Assignee, or Patent classification once you see the first relevant hit list.
If you share your first result (even just the title and assignee), I can tell you what the application appears to cover and how it relates to vinblastine/vindoline.
Are you looking for patents about making vinblastine from vindoline?
A lot of “vindoline + vinblastine” patent activity is about manufacturing or improving production of vinca alkaloids, such as:
- increasing yield or purity of vinblastine-containing extracts
- steps that convert precursors involving vindoline into vinblastine
- analytical methods to verify vinblastine/vindoline content
These are usually described as production, extraction, purification, enzymatic or chemical conversion, or process improvements rather than clinical “use” patents.
Or are you looking for patents about using vinblastine as a drug (treatment/combination)?
Some records mention vindoline only because vinblastine is a vinca alkaloid or because vindoline appears in background/chemical context, even when the core patent covers:
- dosing regimens and therapeutic methods
- combinations with other anticancer agents
- new formulations (for example, delivery systems)
In those cases, the claims may focus on medical use rather than vindoline conversion.
If you paste a Google Patents link, can you identify what it covers?
Yes. If you paste the Google Patents URL (or the publication number), I can extract the key details typically shown on the page—such as:
- what the application claims (process vs formulation vs medical use)
- the assignee/inventors
- key dates (filing/publication/grant)
- whether it mentions vindoline specifically or only in description
Quick next step
Send either:
1) the Google Patents link you mean, or
2) the publication/application number and the title/assignee shown.
Then I’ll give you a targeted answer about the exact “vinblastine/vindoline application” you’re looking at.