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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2021
Applicant:

The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Chongzhao Ran, Winchester, MA (US);

Jing Yang, Melrose, MA (US);

Wei Yin, Melrose, MA (US);

Biyue Zhu, Malden, MA (US);

Fan Yang, Melrose, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0021 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61K 49/0052 (2013.01); G01N 33/6896 (2013.01); G01N 2800/2814 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present application provides a compound of Formula (I): A-L-B (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A, L, and B are as described herein. Compositions comprising the compounds of Formula (I) (and optionally a fluorescent probe) are also provided, as well as the methods of (i) using the compound of formula (I) for identifying a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a sample, (ii) determining concentration of a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a sample, (iii) imaging an organ or tissue comprising a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a subject, (iv) diagnosing or monitoring treatment of a disease or condition associated with a misfolding-prone or an aggregating-prone protein in a subject, and (v) diagnosing a disease or condition characterized by accumulation of misfolding-prone or aggregation-prone peptides or proteins in a blood of a subject.


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