Patent ID: 11940453
Assignee: ZORA BIOSCIENCES OY
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  A  C | IPC A  C  G

Claim 8:
9. The composition or kit of claim 3, wherein the composition or kit is used for
(a) determining in a biological sample obtained from a human subject the concentration of at least one ceramide of Formula III:, wherein R1 is a mono-unsaturated alkyl chain having 13 carbon atoms or a di-unsaturated alkyl chain having 15 carbon atoms, and wherein R2 is a saturated alkyl chain having 21-23 or 25 carbon atoms; and
(b) determining in the biological sample from the human subject the concentration of at least one ceramide of Formula IV:, wherein R1 is a mono-unsaturated alkyl chain having 13 carbon atoms and R2 is a saturated alkyl chain having 15 or 17 carbon atoms, a mono-unsaturated alkyl chain having 23 carbon atoms, or a di-unsaturated alkyl chain having 23 carbon atoms; or wherein R1 is a di-unsaturated alkyl chain having 15 carbon atoms and le is a saturated alkyl chain having 15 or 17 carbon atoms, a mono-unsaturated alkyl chain having 21-23 carbon atoms, or a di-unsaturated alkyl chain having 23 carbon atoms.