Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
In the continuous flow method for the synthesis of a polypeptide chain on an insoluble solid support wherein a protected amino acid is passed in a continuous flow through a flow reactor packed with an insoluble solid support containing substituent groups reactive with said protected amino acid, and coupled to said support by condensation reaction with said reactive substituent groups, a second similar or dissimilar protected amino acid is passed through said reactor in a continuous flow and coupled to said first amino acid and the process repeated until the desired polypeptide is obtained, the improvement comprising conducting the reaction in said flow reactor under a pressure of at least 200 psi.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
In the continuous flow method for the synthesis of a polypeptide chain on an insoluble solid support wherein a protected amino acid is passed in a continuous flow through a flow reactor packed with an insoluble solid support containing substituent groups reactive with said protected amino acid, and coupled to said support by condensation reaction with said reactive substituent groups, a second similar or dissimilar protected amino acid is passed through said reactor in a continuous flow and coupled to said first amino acid and the process repeated until the desired polypeptide is obtained, the improvement comprising conducting the reaction in said flow reactor under a pressure of at least 200 psi.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein the reaction pressure is at least 1,000 psi.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement of claim 2 wherein the reaction pressure is about 1,000 to 5,000 psi.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein the reactive substituent groups on said insoluble support are protected amino acids.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said support is a crosslinked polystyrene in bead form.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
In the method for synthesis of a polypeptide chain on an insoluble solid support wherein a first protected amino acid is passed through a reactor packed with an insoluble solid support containing substituent groups reactive with said protected amino acid and coupled to said support by condensation reaction with said substituent groups; said amino acid is deprotected by passing through said reactor a deprotecting agent, a second similar or dissimilar protected amino acid is passed through said reactor and coupled to said first coupled amino acid, said coupled second amino acid is deprotected by passing through said reactor a deprotecting agent and repeating the process until the desired peptide is obtained, the improvement wherein the reactants and reagents are passed through the reactor in a continuous flow under pressure of at least 200 psi.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
134 words
In the method for synthesis of a polypeptide chain on an insoluble solid support wherein a first protected amino acid is passed through a reactor packed with an insoluble solid support containing substituent groups reactive with said protected amino acid and coupled to said support by condensation reaction with said substituent groups; said amino acid is deprotected by passing through said reactor a deprotecting agent, a second similar or dissimilar protected amino acid is passed through said reactor and coupled to said first coupled amino acid, said coupled second amino acid is deprotected by passing through said reactor a deprotecting agent and repeating the process until the desired peptide is obtained, the improvement wherein the reactants and reagents are passed through the reactor in a continuous flow under pressure of at least 200 psi.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The improvement of claim 6 wherein the reaction pressure is at least 1,000 psi.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein the pressure is about 1,000 to 5,000 psi.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement of claim 6 wherein the reactive substituent groups on said insoluble support are protected amino acids.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein the insoluble support is a crosslinked polystyrene in bead form.