Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
Process for the preparation of a carrier-bound macromolecular compound comprising reacting in solution a biologically active protein A with a coupling compound B which contains at least one reactive function capable of coupling with the biologically active protein A and at least one further reactive polymerizable group, adding to the resulting coupled reaction product AB in the form of a polymerizable solution having a polymerizable system therein a partially cross-linked molecular sieve material in essentially unswollen state, in an amount which cannot be completely swollen by said polymerizable solution of AB, the degree of cross-linking of the molecular sieve being such as to exclude the biologically active protein A, drawing said polymerizable solution into said molecular sieve material during swelling thereof so that said polymerizable solution and compound B are present substantially in the interior of the molecular sieve material and the biologically active protein is present substantially on the surface of said molecular sieve material, and polymerizing the polymerizable group of the coupled product AB in said polymerizable solution in the interior of the molecular sieve material whereby a polymer body is formed substantially within said molecular sieve material and said protein is fixed substantially on the surface of said molecular sieve material and is bound to said polymer therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
211 words
Process for the preparation of a carrier-bound macromolecular compound comprising reacting in solution a biologically active protein A with a coupling compound B which contains at least one reactive function capable of coupling with the biologically active protein A and at least one further reactive polymerizable group, adding to the resulting coupled reaction product AB in the form of a polymerizable solution having a polymerizable system therein a partially cross-linked molecular sieve material in essentially unswollen state, in an amount which cannot be completely swollen by said polymerizable solution of AB, the degree of cross-linking of the molecular sieve being such as to exclude the biologically active protein A, drawing said polymerizable solution into said molecular sieve material during swelling thereof so that said polymerizable solution and compound B are present substantially in the interior of the molecular sieve material and the biologically active protein is present substantially on the surface of said molecular sieve material, and polymerizing the polymerizable group of the coupled product AB in said polymerizable solution in the interior of the molecular sieve material whereby a polymer body is formed substantially within said molecular sieve material and said protein is fixed substantially on the surface of said molecular sieve material and is bound to said polymer therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the biologically active protein A is an enzyme, an antibody or a hormone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a compound B is used which, as the couplable function, carries an alkylation or acylation group and, as the polymerizable function, carries a carbon-carbon or carbon-oxygen double bond.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the couplable function in compound B is an oxirane, ethyleneimine, halide, acid halide, azide or anhydride group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound B used has the formula: ##STR2## in which R 1 is a mono- or polyunsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radical, which optionally contains at least one oxo group adjacent to a double bond, and R 2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound B used is acryloyl chloride, allyl bromide, maleic anhydride, maleic acid azide, 1-allyloxy-3-(N-ethyleneimine)-propan-2-ol, acrylic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl ester, but-2,3-ene oxide, methacrylic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl ester, maleic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl monoester, fumaric acid epoxy-(2,3-epoxypropyl ester), fumaric acid epoxy-(2,3-epoxypropyl diester) or 1-allyloxy-2,3-epoxybutane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the molecular sieve material used is a cross-linked dextran or a cross-linked agar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the molecular sieve material used is a cross-linked polyacrylamide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polymerization of the coupling product AB is carried out in the presence of a further copolymerizable and/or polymerization-promoting compound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
Process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the biologically active protein is an enzyme, the coupling compound B is selected from the group consisting of acryloyl chloride, allyl bromide, maleic anhydride, maleic acid azide, 1-allyloxy-3(N-ethyleneimine)-propan-2-ol,acrylic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl ester, but-2,3-ene oxide, methacrylic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl ester, maleic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl monoester, fumaric acid epoxy-(2,3-epoxypropyl ester), fumaric acid epoxy (2,3-epoxypropyl diester) and 1-allyloxy-2,3-epoxybutane and the molecular sieve is a cross-linked dextran, agar or polyacrylamide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
Carrier-bound biologically active protein prepared by the process claimed in claim 1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
74 words
Carrier-bound biologically active protein as claimed in claim 11 wherein the biologically active protein is an enzyme, the molecular sieve material is a cross-linked dextran, agar or polyacrylamide and the coupling compound B is selected from the group consisting of acryloyl chloride, allyl bromide, maleic anhydride, maleic acid azide, 1-allyloxy-3-(N-ethyleneimine)-propan-2-ol, acrylic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl ester, but-2,3-ene oxide, methacrylic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl ester, maleic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl monoester, fumaric acid epoxy-(2,3-epoxy-propyl ester), fumaric acid epoxy-(2,3-epoxy-propyl diester), and 1-allyloxy-2,3-epoxybutane.