Hybritech Incorporated

Ann E Huang

Clarence Nathaniel Ahlem

Leslie D Anderson

The present invention has multiple aspects. In its first aspect the present invention is directed to a trifunctional antibody-like compound that has tissue, organ, cell or molecule specificity and which is capable of being bifunctional when immobilized, via binding, at the tissue, organ, cell or molecule for which it has specificity. In particular, the present invention is directed to a trifunctional antibody-like compound of Formula I:

Trifunctional antibody-like compounds as a combined diagnostic and

The present invention is directed to a method for extending the length of one of the three linker arms of the compound of Formula I in the production of novel trifunctional antibody-like compounds. Formula I is defined as follows: ##STR1## wherein X is ##STR2## wherein k=1 or 0; wherein Z is ##STR3## wherein s=1 or 0; wherein n=1 or 0; wherein q=1 or 0; wherein Y is ##STR4## wherein Y' is ##STR5## wherein p or m may be the same or different and are integers ranging from 0 to 20 with the provisos that when n=0, the sum of m and p is an integer ranging from 1 to 20, whereas when n=1, p and m are each an integer that is at least 1 and the sum of p and m is an integer ranging from 2 to 20; wherein R.sup.1 is straight or branched chain lower alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or lower alkoxy having from 1-6 carbon atoms; and wherein R.sup.2 is hydrogen, phenyl, --COOH, or straight or branched chain lower alkyl having from 1-6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the lower alkyl moiety may be mono substituted by --NH.sub.2, --OH, or --COOH. The compound of the present invention is useful as a trivalent coupling agent for linking Fab'-like fragments to form both bifunctional and trifunctional antibody-like compounds.

Method for the synthesis of trifunctional maleimide-antibody complex

The present invention is directed to a compound for use as an intermediate in the production of novel trifunctional antibody-like compounds. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is ##STR2## wherein k=1 or 0;

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Ann E Huang