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Thiol reactive liposomes
Assignee: University of California
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Filing: 1981-12-10
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Granted: 1984-01-31
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Expires: 2001-12-10
Abstract
Abstract Liposomes are provided which have a plurality of thiol reactive groups extending outward of the liposomal bilayer. The liposomes form stable covalent bonds with ligands having thiol groups, such as Fab' fragments. Particularly preferred liposomes include maleimide moieties as the thiol reactive groups. The thiol reactive liposomes are usefully employed in agglutination assays, such as blood typing and binding inhibitions, and targeting to specific cells.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank J. Martin
- 👤 Demetrios P. Papahadjopoulos
- 👤 Wayne L. Hubbell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/563; A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/10; A61K9/127; A61K9/1271; G01N33/531; G01N33/532; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/812; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/829; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2984
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
47 words
A composition, useful for conjugation with ligands bearing thiol groups, comprising: liposomes, each liposome having a lipid bilayer defining an outer surface for the liposome, and a plurality of thiol reactive groups integrally connected to the lipid bilayer and extending outward with respect to the outer surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
47 words
A composition, useful for conjugation with ligands bearing thiol groups, comprising: liposomes, each liposome having a lipid bilayer defining an outer surface for the liposome, and a plurality of thiol reactive groups integrally connected to the lipid bilayer and extending outward with respect to the outer surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The composition as in claim 1 wherein: the thiol reactive groups are at polar head regions of nitrogen containing lipids, the thiol reactive groups being bound to the nitrogen containing lipids by amide or amidine linkages, the nitrogen containing lipids being components of the lipid bilayer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition as in claim 1 or 2 wherein: the thiol reactive groups of the liposomes are adapted to form disulfide or thio ether bonds with ligands.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition as in claim 1 or 2 wherein: the thiol reactive groups of the liposomes are adapted to form stable thio ether bonds with IgG fragments bearing sulfhydryl groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition as in claim 2 wherein: the polar head regions of the nitrogen containing lipids include maleimide moieties spaced from the amide or amidine linkages of the nitrogen containing lipids by organic spacer arms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition as in claim 1 or 2 wherein: the thiol reactive groups are adapted to form disulfide bonds with biologically active IgG fragments bearing sulfhydryl groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition as in claim 6 wherein: the thiol reactive groups are ##STR10## or --S--SO 3 , and are spaced from the amide or amidine linkages of the nitrogen containing lipids by organic spacer arms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
72 words
A composition, useful for coupling with proteins, comprising: liposomes including lipid molecules, each liposome having a lipid bilayer defining an outer surface for the liposome, at least some of the lipid molecules having amide or amidine linkages in the polar head regions by which moieties having the structure ##STR11## where n is about 1 to about 6, are bound, the bound moieties being positioned outward with respect to the liposomal outer surfaces.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
A composition, useful for coupling with proteins, comprising: liposomes including lipid molecules, each liposome having a lipid bilayer defining an outer surface for the liposome, at least some of the lipid molecules having amide or amidine linkages in the polar head regions by which moieties having the structure ##STR11## where n is about 1 to about 6, are bound, the bound moieties being positioned outward with respect to the liposomal outer surfaces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition as in claim 8 wherein: the liposomes are substantially discrete, unilamellar vesicles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition as in claim 9 wherein: the liposomes have a diameter of from about 0.02 micron to about 5 micron.
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