The molecule has been granted patent certificate from the Patent Office of Government of India, New Delhi, titled ‘Synthesis of Amide Derivatives of Vanillic Acid: In Silico Evaluation Docked Against Antidiabetic Target’.
The patent was granted on February 19, with a Patent Number 512162, said the institute’s public relations officer Rajesh Srivastava.
“The existing anti-diabetic drugs have side effects such as gastrointestinal disturbances, abdominal pain, liver inflammation etc. However, this new molecule has the potential to minimise these side effects significantly,” said UIP principal Alok Mukerjee, who is one of the six-member team who have been actively involved in the invention for the last six years. The team also includes Shanti Bhushan Mishra, Nishi Gupta, Anil Kumar Singh, Shradhanjali Singh, and Amit Kumar Singh.
The application to get grant for patent was filed on July 13, 2021. The principal said they would be happy to pharmaceutical firms contact them about this discovery, they would certainly initiate favorable steps for the benefits of mankind.
Over the need for the new synthesised molecule, Shanti Bhushan Mishra said that it was being observed that diabetic patients experience many complications after consuming the conventional anti-diabetic medicines.
“So, to provide them relief from these side-effects, we invented a new molecule through extensive research and experimentation in 2021,” Dr Mishra added.
Dr Mishra said the discovery will certainly bring a new ray of hope in life of those who were bound to take existing anti-diabetic allopathic medicines because of diabetes.
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