Patent 7608594 was granted and assigned to University of Kansas on October, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Novel analogues and derivatives of novobiocin are provided, including compounds having modifications to the amide side chain, coumarin ring, and sugar moieties. The compounds of the present invention are useful as heat shock protein 90 inhibitors, and may be used as anticancer and neuroprotective agents.