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Compound containing a labile disulfide bond

US6936729B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2001
Grant dateAug 30, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C323/62
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A labile disulfide-containing compound under physiological conditions, comprising: the disulfide-containing compound having a labile disulfide bond that is either a disulfide bond that is cleaved more rapidly than oxidized glutathione or a disulfide bond constructed from thiols in which one of the constituent thiols has a lower pKa than glutathione or a disulfide bond that is activated by intramolecular attack from a free thiol.

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