Natural chelating agents for radionuclide decorporation
Abstract
This invention relates to the production of metal-binding compounds useful for the therapy of heavy metal poisoning, for biological mining and for decorporation of radionuclides. The present invention deals with an orderly and effective method of producing new therapeutically effective chelating agents. This method uses challenge biosynthesis for the production of chelating agents that are specific for a particular metal. In this approach, the desired chelating agents are prepared from microorganisms challenged by the metal that the chelating agent is designed to detoxify. This challenge induces the formation of specific or highly selective chelating agents. The present invention involves the use of the challenge biosynthetic method to produce new complexing/chelating agents that are therapeutically useful to detoxify uranium, plutonium, thorium and other toxic metals. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa family of organisms is the referred family of microorganisms to be used in the present invention to produce the new chelating agent because this family is known to elaborate strains resistant to toxic metals.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5325282
- Application Number:
- ON: DE86013730
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; CHELATING AGENTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; METALS; PLUTONIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; THERAPEUTIC USES; THORIUM; URANIUM; ACTINIDES; BACTERIA; ELEMENTS; MICROORGANISMS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; USES; 550600* - Medicine
Citation Formats
Premuzic, E T. Natural chelating agents for radionuclide decorporation. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Premuzic, E T. Natural chelating agents for radionuclide decorporation. United States.
Premuzic, E T. Tue .
"Natural chelating agents for radionuclide decorporation". United States.
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title = {Natural chelating agents for radionuclide decorporation},
author = {Premuzic, E T},
abstractNote = {This invention relates to the production of metal-binding compounds useful for the therapy of heavy metal poisoning, for biological mining and for decorporation of radionuclides. The present invention deals with an orderly and effective method of producing new therapeutically effective chelating agents. This method uses challenge biosynthesis for the production of chelating agents that are specific for a particular metal. In this approach, the desired chelating agents are prepared from microorganisms challenged by the metal that the chelating agent is designed to detoxify. This challenge induces the formation of specific or highly selective chelating agents. The present invention involves the use of the challenge biosynthetic method to produce new complexing/chelating agents that are therapeutically useful to detoxify uranium, plutonium, thorium and other toxic metals. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa family of organisms is the referred family of microorganisms to be used in the present invention to produce the new chelating agent because this family is known to elaborate strains resistant to toxic metals.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Tue Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
}