Inventors:
Claude F. Meares - Davis CA
Sally J. DeNardo - El Macero CA
William C. Cole - Houston TX
Min K. Mol - Davis CA
Assignee:
501 Regents of the University of California - Berkeley CA
International Classification:
A61K 3900, A61K 3942, A61K 4300, A61K 4900
Abstract:
A copper chelate conjugate which is stable in human serum. The conjugate includes the copper chelate of a cyclic tetraaza di-, tri-, or tetra-acetic acid, a linker attached at one linker end to a ring carbon of the chelate, and a biomolecule joined at the other end of the linker. The conjugate, or the linker-copper chelate compound used in forming the conjugate, are designed for use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications which involve Cu(II) localization via the systemic route.