摘要:
The present invention relates to chemically modified hemoglobin produced by a novel and efficient method in which stroma-free hemoglobin is first effectively deoxygenated and reduced and then conjugated with a polyalkylene oxide such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) under conditions which maintain the structural integrity of the heme oxygen binding site. In specific, preferred embodiments of the invention, the deoxygenation and reduction is performed under an inert atmosphere by the amino acid cysteine. In additional specific, preferred embodiments, the structural integrity of the heme oxygen binding site is maintained by a high anionic concentration in the reaction mixture. In further preferred specific emodiments of the invention, the polyalkylene oxide is polyethylene glycol; in still further preferred specific embodiments of the invention, the polyalkylene oxide is linked to hemoglobin via a urethane (carbamate) linkage.The novel PEG-modified hemoglobin compounds of the invention exhibit superior oxygen transport capabilities, extended half-life, and importantly, low immunogenicity.
摘要:
The present invention provides novel monofunctional polyethylene glycol aldehydes for the pegylation of therapeutically active proteins. The pegylated protein conjugates that are produced, retain a substantial portion of their therapeutic activity and are less immunogenic than the protein from which the conjugate is derived. New syntheses for preparing such aldehydes are described.
摘要:
The present invention relates to novel synthetic methods for PEG-maleimide derivatives, specifically, novel synthetic methods for PEG-maleimide. The final products thereof are useful as a pegylation reagent in the field of bioengineering and the medicinal field or the preparation of medical appliances and by conjugating with certain moieties or specific domains of polysaccharides and biological proteins such as antibodies as a bio-compatible or bio-degradable polymer.
摘要:
The use of hemoglobin-polymer conjugates to enhance antitumor therapy in mammals is disclosed. The methods include administering an effective amount of an antitumor therapy such as radiation in combination with hemoglobin conjugated to a substantially non-antigenic polymer.
摘要:
The use of hemoglobin-polymer conjugates to enhance antitumor therapy in mammals is disclosed. The methods include administering an effective amount of an antitumor therapy such as radiation in combination with hemoglobin conjugated to a substantially non-antigenic polymer.
摘要:
Hemoglobin-containing solutions containing polyalkyene oxide-conjugated hemoglobin having a molecular weight greater than about 85,000 daltons and a degree of substitution of at least five polyalkylene oxide conjugates per hemoglobin molecule are described that are not associated with hemoglobinuria in mammals. A method of simultaneously fractionating and purifying polyalkylene oxide-conjugated hemoglobins is also disclosed.
摘要:
The present invention relates to chemically modified hemoglobin produced by a novel and efficient method in which stroma-free hemoglobin is first effectively deoxygenated and reduced and then conjugated with a polyalkylene oxide such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) under conditions which maintain the structural integrity of the heme oxygen binding site. In specific, preferred embodiments of the invention, the deoxygenation and reduction is performed under an inert atmosphere by the amino acid cysteine. In additional specific, preferred embodiments, the structural integrity of the heme oxygen binding site is maintained by a high anionic concentration in the reaction mixture. In further preferred specific embodiments of the invention, the polyalkylene oxide is polyethylene glycol; in still further preferred specific embodiments of the invention, the polyalkylene oxide is linked to hemoglobin via a urethane (carbamate) linkage.The novel PEG-modified hemoglobin compounds of the invention exhibit superior oxygen transport capabilities, extended half-life, and importantly, low immunogenicity.
摘要:
The present invention provides a hair treatment composition comprising a multi-arm polyethylene glycol derivative (A) that contains two or more functional groups that may be covalently bound to amines, a hair treatment agent comprising the composition, and a method for using the same. Optionally, the composition may further comprise a polyethylene glycol derivative (B), a biocompatible polymer (C), or both, wherein the derivative (B) and polymer (C) each contains one or more functional groups that may react with the functional groups of the derivative (A).
摘要:
Novel N-2-methylmaleirnide pegylating reagents for the site specific pegylation of therapeutically active proteins and methods for such pegylation using said reagents.
摘要:
The present invention provides novel heterobifunctional and monobifunctional polyethylene glycol derivatives for the pegylation of therapeutically active proteins. The heterobifunctional PEGs which bear two different functional groups as well as the monobifunctional PEGs which contain two similar functional groups, may be used for cross-linking purposes. The cross-linking may be intramolecular between two areas within the same molecule or intermolecular between two separate molecules. The pegylated protein conjugates that are produced, retain a substantial portion of their therapeutic activity and are less immunogenic than the protein from which the conjugate is derived. New syntheses for preparing such bifunctional derivatives are described.