US9341629 — Synthesis and composition of amino acid linking groups conjugated to compounds used for the targeted imaging of tumors
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What this patent protects
This patent protects methods and compositions for making and using compounds that include a pteroyl ligand, a dye molecule, and a linker molecule with an amino acid or derivative.
USPTO Abstract
The present disclosure relates to compounds that are useful as near-infrared fluorescence probes, wherein the compounds include i) a pteroyl ligand that binds to a target receptor protein, ii) a dye molecule, and iii) a linker molecule that comprises an amino acid or derivative thereof. The disclosure further describes methods and compositions for making and using the compounds, methods incorporating the compounds, and kits incorporating the compounds.
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