Property effecting and/or property exhibiting compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic uses
US8742090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2525/307
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides an array of compositions useful for effecting and/or exhibiting changes in biological functioning and processing within cells and in biological systems containing such cells. In effect, these compositions combine chemical modifications and/or ligand additions with biological functions. The chemical modifications and/or ligand additions provide additional characteristics to the compositions without interfering substantially with their biological function. Such additional characteristics include nuclease resistance, targeting specific cells or specific cell receptors localizing to specific sites within cells and augmenting interactions between the compositions and target cells of interest as well as decreasing such interactions when desired. Also provided by the present invention are processes and kits.
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