Published May 2, 1989 | Version v1
Patent

Radioiodinated branched carbohydrates

Description

A radioiodinated branched carbohydrate for tissue imaging. Iodine-123 is stabilized in the compound by attaching it to a vinyl functional group that is on the carbohydrate. The compound exhibits good uptake and retention and is promising in the development of radiopharmaceuticals for brain, heart and tumor imaging

Availability note (English)

Available from Patent and Trademark Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20232.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
Patent number
US patent document 4,826,966/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21001735
Subject category
S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; IODINATION; RADIOACTIVATION; RADIOCHEMISTRY; STABILITY; VINYL RADICALS
Descriptors DEC
ALKYL RADICALS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISTRY; HALOGENATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADICALS