Polypeptide derivatives
US5686410A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2123/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A biologically active peptide selected from growth factors, peptide hormones, interferons and cytokines and analogues and derivatives thereof, and bearing at least one chelating group linked to an amino group of said peptide, the chelating group being capable of complexing a detectable element and such amino group having no significant binding affinity to target receptors, are complexed with a detectable element and are useful as a pharmaceutical, e.g. a radiopharmaceutical for in vivo imaging of target tissues or for therapy.
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