申请人:Grimmond James Brian
公开号:US20060104908A1
公开(公告)日:2006-05-18
A method for synthesizing extended poly(amino acids) conjugated to imaging agents, such as DTPA, is disclosed. The amino acid is initially conjugated to the imaging agent at the monomer stage, followed by formation of the corresponding N-carboxyanhydride. The method utilizes catalyzed ring opening polymerization of the N-carboxyanhydride of the amino acid-imaging agent monomer allowing the formation of a poly(amino acid) backbone having 100% imaging agent conjugation if desired. However, the present method also permits the degree of conjugation to be controlled by copolymerizing the N-carboxyanhydride of the amino acid-imaging agent monomer with one or more unconjugated monomers, i.e. N-carboxyanhydrides of the same or of other amino acids. Various imaging agents may be employed, and new hybrid random, block, and mixed copolymers may be prepared.
揭示了一种用于合成与成像剂(如DTPA)共轭的扩展型聚(氨基酸)的方法。氨基酸最初在单体阶段与成像剂共轭,然后形成相应的N-羧酸酐。该方法利用氨基酸-成像剂单体的N-羧酸酐的催化环开聚合,允许形成具有100%成像剂共轭的聚(氨基酸)骨架,如果需要的话。然而,该方法还允许通过与一个或多个未共轭单体共聚合,即氨基酸-成像剂单体的N-羧酸酐与相同或其他氨基酸的N-羧酸酐共聚合,来控制共轭程度。可以使用各种成像剂,并可以制备新的混合随机、块状和混合共聚物。