Patent ID: 9688617
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: C07C,C07K,C09B,C12N,C12Q,G01N

Claim:
1. A method for conferring light sensitivity to a cell in an eye of a subject, the method comprising administering to an eye of the subject an effective amount of a compound having the formula: wherein A is a polypeptide association moiety selected from hydrogen, C wherein B is a photoisomerizable group comprising an azobenzene; C is a ligand selected from an agonist, an antagonist, an allosteric modulator, and a blocker; n is 1; each of m and p is independently an integer from 1 to 10; and X or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the administering is sufficient to confer light sensitivity to the cell in the eye of the subject.