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Title: Radiolabeling antibodies and other proteins with technetium or rhenium by regulated reduction

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5515807

This patent describes a method of radiolabeling a protein containing disulfide bonds with a radionuclide selected from the group consisting of technetium and rhenium to obtain stable labeling. It comprises incubating the protein containing disulfide bonds with a first reducing agent, the period of incubation being sufficient to reduce available disulfide bonds to sulfhydryl groups while preventing excessive fragmentation of the protein; purifying the reduced protein to substantially remove the first reducing agent and impurities; adding a source of stannous ion agent to the reduced protein in a sufficient amount to reduce the radionuclide, the radionuclide to be added in a subsequent step; radiolabeling the purified reduced protein by adding the radionuclide, whereby the stannous ion agent reduces the radionuclide and the reduced radionuclide and reduced protein forms radionuclide-containing and sulfur-containing complexes.

Assignee:
RhoMed, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5079985; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-391474
OSTI ID:
5515807
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 9 Aug 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English