Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A composition comprising a nonradioactive compound of the formula X-Ar*-R and a compound having the formula: *X-Ar-R wherein Ar is an aromatic ring; R is a chemical bond or a substituent containing 1 to 12 straight-chain carbon atoms that does not activate Ar to electrophilic substitution on the order produced by hydroxy or amino substitution of the ring, wherein said bond or said substituent has attached thereto a functional group suitable for covalent linkage to a protein under conditions that preserve the biological activity of the protein, said functional group selected from phenolic ester, imide ester, imidate ester, anhydride, acylsuccinimide, aldehyde, isothiocyanate, diazo, hydrazine, alkyl halide and maleimide; *X is a radioisotope of iodine, bromine, fluorine or astatine and is para- or meta-positioned relative to substituent R and X is the non-radioactive form of *X; and wherein said composition has high specific activity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A composition comprising a nonradioactive compound of the formula X-Ar*-R and a compound having the formula: *X-Ar-R wherein Ar is an aromatic ring; R is a chemical bond or a substituent containing 1 to 12 straight-chain carbon atoms that does not activate Ar to electrophilic substitution on the order produced by hydroxy or amino substitution of the ring, wherein said bond or said substituent has attached thereto a functional group suitable for covalent linkage to a protein under conditions that preserve the biological activity of the protein, said functional group selected from phenolic ester, imide ester, imidate ester, anhydride, acylsuccinimide, aldehyde, isothiocyanate, diazo, hydrazine, alkyl halide and maleimide; *X is a radioisotope of iodine, bromine, fluorine or astatine and is para- or meta-positioned relative to substituent R and X is the non-radioactive form of *X; and wherein said composition has high specific activity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of radiohalogenating a protein comprising the step of reacting said protein with at least one composition of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
117 words
A compound having the formula: *X-Ar-R wherein Ar is an aromatic ring; R is a chemical bond or a substituent containing 1 to 12 straight-chain carbon atoms that does not activate Ar to electrophilic substitution on the order produced by hydroxy or amino substitution of the ring, wherein said bond or said substituent has attached thereto a functional group suitable for covalent linkage to a protein under conditions that preserve the biological activity of the protein, said functional group selected from phenolic ester, imide ester, imidate ester, anhydride, acylsuccinimide, aldehyde, isothiocyanate, diazo, hydrazine, alkyl halide and maleimide; and *X is a radioisotope of iodine, bromine, fluorine or astatine and is para- or meta-positioned relative to substituent R.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
117 words
A compound having the formula: *X-Ar-R wherein Ar is an aromatic ring; R is a chemical bond or a substituent containing 1 to 12 straight-chain carbon atoms that does not activate Ar to electrophilic substitution on the order produced by hydroxy or amino substitution of the ring, wherein said bond or said substituent has attached thereto a functional group suitable for covalent linkage to a protein under conditions that preserve the biological activity of the protein, said functional group selected from phenolic ester, imide ester, imidate ester, anhydride, acylsuccinimide, aldehyde, isothiocyanate, diazo, hydrazine, alkyl halide and maleimide; and *X is a radioisotope of iodine, bromine, fluorine or astatine and is para- or meta-positioned relative to substituent R.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The compound of claim 3 wherein *X is 123 I, 125 I, 131 I, 75 Br, 76 Br, 18 F or 211 At.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The compound of claim 3 wherein R is imide ester, alkyl imide ester, amido alkyl imide ester, imidate ester, alkyl imidate ester or amido alkyl imidate ester.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The compound of claim 3 selected from those of the group: N-succinimidyl 3(4'-[*X]halophenyl)proprionate; methyl 3-(4'-[*X]halophenyl)propioimidate; N-succinimidyl 4-[*X]halobenzoate; methyl 4-[*X]halobenzimidate; N-succinimidyl 4-[*X]halobenzamidoacetate; N-succinimidyl 4-[*X]halohippurate; methyl 4-[*X]halobenzamidoacetiimidate; and 4-[*X]halobenzamidoacetonitrile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of radiohalogenating a protein comprising the step of reacting, in an aqueous medium, amino, thiol or hydroxy groups on said protein with at least one compound of claim 3.