Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
The method of making a xanthene derivative which comprises (a) providing an alkali metal salt of a compound having the structure ##STR37## wherein at least one R 1 , R 3 or R 7 is hydrogen, and, if not hydrogen, R 1 and R 7 are acetate or methyl and R 3 is methyl; (b) reacting the salt with a lower alkyl ester of an ω-halogenated normal or branched chain alkyl acid ester having the structure ##STR38## wherein R 5 is hydrocarbon; X is halogen; and B is lower alkyl of from 1 to about 7 carbon atoms; (c) hydrolyzing the reaction product to form a free acid; (d) forming a mixed anhydride by reacting the free acid with an activating agent; and (e) condensing the mixed anhydride with an amino-substituted radioiodinated or radioiodinatable compound.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
The method of making a xanthene derivative which comprises (a) providing an alkali metal salt of a compound having the structure ##STR37## wherein at least one R 1 , R 3 or R 7 is hydrogen, and, if not hydrogen, R 1 and R 7 are acetate or methyl and R 3 is methyl; (b) reacting the salt with a lower alkyl ester of an ω-halogenated normal or branched chain alkyl acid ester having the structure ##STR38## wherein R 5 is hydrocarbon; X is halogen; and B is lower alkyl of from 1 to about 7 carbon atoms; (c) hydrolyzing the reaction product to form a free acid; (d) forming a mixed anhydride by reacting the free acid with an activating agent; and (e) condensing the mixed anhydride with an amino-substituted radioiodinated or radioiodinatable compound.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein R 5 is substituted with no more than two hydroxy, amino or alkoxy substituents.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the amino-substituted radioiodinatable compound is tyrosine, tyrosinol, 4-(2-aminoethyl)phenol, histidine, histidinol, histamine, and polypeptides containing tyrosine or histidine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 including the additional step of radioiodinating the xanthine derivative.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
144 words
The method of making a xanthine derivative which comprises (a) providing a starting compound having the structure ##STR39## wherein (i) R 5 is a bond; a cyclic, normal or branched chain alkylene or alkenylene; or such alkylene or alkenylene substituted with halo, hydroxy, keto, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, amino or alkylamino groups; (ii) U is carboxyl or amino; and (iii) R 1 , R 3 and R 7 are identical to the substituents at these positions in the xanthine derivative to be radioimmunoassayed; (b) Providing a radioiodinatable or radioiodinated compound having a carboxyl substituent if U is amino or an amino substituent if U is carboxyl; (c) forming a mixed anhydride by reacting the carboxyl substituent with an activating agent; and (d) condensing the mixed anhydride with the amino substituent to form a peptide bond between the radioiodinatable or radioiodinated compound and the starting compound.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
144 words
The method of making a xanthine derivative which comprises (a) providing a starting compound having the structure ##STR39## wherein (i) R 5 is a bond; a cyclic, normal or branched chain alkylene or alkenylene; or such alkylene or alkenylene substituted with halo, hydroxy, keto, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, amino or alkylamino groups; (ii) U is carboxyl or amino; and (iii) R 1 , R 3 and R 7 are identical to the substituents at these positions in the xanthine derivative to be radioimmunoassayed; (b) Providing a radioiodinatable or radioiodinated compound having a carboxyl substituent if U is amino or an amino substituent if U is carboxyl; (c) forming a mixed anhydride by reacting the carboxyl substituent with an activating agent; and (d) condensing the mixed anhydride with the amino substituent to form a peptide bond between the radioiodinatable or radioiodinated compound and the starting compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5 wherein R 5 contains no more than two hydroxy, amino or alkoxy substituents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the amino-substituted radioiodinatable compound is tyramine, tyrosine, tyrosinol, 4-(2-aminoethyl) phenol, histidine, histidinol, histamine, and polypeptides containing tyrosine or histidine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 5 including the additional step of radioiodinating the xanthine derivative.