Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A polyethylene glycol derivative of the formula ##STR16## wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and each represents a lower alkyl, m and n are the same or different and each represents a positive integer of 10 to 400, and p is 0 or a positive integer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A polyethylene glycol derivative of the formula ##STR16## wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and each represents a lower alkyl, m and n are the same or different and each represents a positive integer of 10 to 400, and p is 0 or a positive integer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A polyethylene glycol derivative as claimed in claim 1 wherein p is 0 or a positive integer of 1 to 10.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A polyethylene glycol derivative as claimed in claim 1 which is selected from the group consisting of 3,5-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol dihydrocinnamic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A modified peptide wherein amino groups in the peptide are modified by a polyethylene glycol derivative as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A modified peptide as claimed in claim 4 wherein the peptide has 2 or more amino acids bound by peptide bonds and at least one of the constituent amino acids has a free amino group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A modified peptide as claimed in claim 4 wherein the peptide is selected from the group consisting of superoxide dismutase, insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like growth factor-II, calcitonin gene related peptide, elastase and growth hormone-releasing factor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A modified peptide as claimed in claim 4 which is selected from the group consisting of superoxide dismutase modified by 3,5-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol benzoic acid, insulin-like growth factor-I modified by 3,5-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol benzoic acid, insulin-like growth factor-II modified by 3,5-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol benzoic acid, calcitonin gene related peptide modified by 3,5-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol benzoic acid, elastase modified by 3,5-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol benzoic acid, superoxide dismutase modified by 3,4-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol dihydrocinnamic acid, insulin-like growth factor-I modified by 3,4-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol dihydrocinnamic acid, calcitonin gene related peptide modified by 3,4-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol dihydrocinnamic acid, elastase modified by 3,4-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol dihydrocinnamic acid and growth hormone-releasing factor modified by 3,4-bis-methoxypolyethylene glycol dihydrocinnamic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A method for producing a polyethylene glycol derivative as claimed in claim 1 comprising reacting a compound of the formula (III) of (III') ##STR17## wherein X 1 and X 2 are the same or different and each represents an alkylsulfonyloxy, an aromatic sulfonyloxy or a halogen, and R 1 , R 2 , m and n are as defined in claim 1, with a compound of the formula (IV) ##STR18## wherein p is as defined in claim 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified peptide as claimed in claim 4 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified peptide as claimed in claim 5 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified peptide as claimed in claim 6 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified peptide as claimed in claim 7 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for producing a modified peptide comprising reacting a carboxyl group-activated compound of a polyethylene glycol derivative of the formula ##STR19## wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and each represents a lower alkyl, m and n are the same or different and each represents a positive integer and p is 0 or a positive integer, with a peptide having at least one free amino group.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
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A method for producing a modified peptide comprising reacting a carboxyl group-activated compound of a polyethylene glycol derivative of the formula ##STR19## wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and each represents a lower alkyl, m and n are the same or different and each represents a positive integer and p is 0 or a positive integer, with a peptide having at least one free amino group.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A method as claimed in claim 13 wherein m and n are respectively a positive integer of 10 to 400.