IKVAV peptide radiopharmaceutical applications
US5738838A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2123/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Peptides useful for lung imaging, and preferably containing a biological-function domain which includes the sequence Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val (IKVAV) (SEQ. ID NO. 1) and a medically useful metal ion-binding domain are labeled with medically useful metal ions for use in a variety of diseases and pathologic conditions, and particularly diagnostic imaging of diseases and pathologic conditions of the lung.
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