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Method for reducing the pyrogen content of or removing pyrogens from substances contaminated therewith

US4381239A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 1982
Grant dateApr 26, 1983
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08B37/0039
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for removing a pyrogen from a solution of a pyrogen-containing substance such as an amino acid, a nucleic acid base, an antibiotic, a hormone, a vitamin, an enzyme, an antibody or the like comprising contacting the solution with an adsorbent to adsorb the pyrogen, which is characterized in that the adsorbent comprises a water-insoluble carrier and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound of the formula: EQU R--A--X wherein R is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group; A is single bond, alkylene or alkenylene; X is hydrogen or a functional group; and the heterocyclic group and alkylene may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents, and the compound being bonded to the carrier directly or through a spacer.

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