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Radio-iodine-labelled omega phenyl fatty acids

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6266426
Radio-iodine-labelled omega-phenyl fatty acid of the formula: R-, I-, (Y-O-CO-X-)Benzene in which: X is an alkylene group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms; R is hydrogen or an alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms; Y is hydrogen, an alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion or ammonium ion; and I is a radioactive iodine-123 or iodine-131 isotope which may be in the ortho- or para-position of the benzene nucleus, a process for the preparation of these radio-iodine-labelled phenyl fatty acids, and products containing them for scintigraphic examination of various organs of the body such as the heart and the liver.
Assignee:
EDB-85-039923
Patent Number(s):
US 4473544
OSTI ID:
6266426
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English