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Method to directly radiolabel antibodies for diagnostic imaging and therapy

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OSTI ID:869275

The invention is a novel method and kit for directly radiolabeling proteins such as antibodies or antibody fragments for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The method comprises incubating a protein-containing solution with a solution of sodium ascorbate; adding a required quantity of reduced radionuclide to the incubated protein. A kit is also provided wherein the protein and/or reducing agents may be in lyophilized form.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA
Assignee:
Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5308603
OSTI ID:
869275
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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