Process for the extemporaneous preparation of an injectable fatty acid tagged in the omega position by means of radioactive iodine
US4476106A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2123/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the preparation of a fatty acid tagged with radioactive iodine, wherein a brominated or iodized fatty acid is reacted, preferably in the omega position, with radioactive iodide in the dry state or with an aqueous solution of radioactive iodide, in the presence of vehicling iodide, to exchange the bromine or iodine of such fatty acid for radioactive iodine. Application to use as radio-pharmaceutical products for studying cardiac metabolism troubles in human beings by scintigraphy.
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