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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Kyungpook National University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Daegu, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Min Chang, Daegu, KR;
Ah Rum Baek, Daegu, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/10 (2006.01); C07D 257/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/106 (2013.01); C07D 257/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel compound and an MRI contrast agent containing same. The compound according to the present invention can minimize MRI contrast agent side effects caused by the release of gadolinium ions within the body, on the basis of the outstanding kinetic stability, and can be very usefully employed as an MRI contrast agent for diagnosing liver diseases, owing to the superior level of contrast enhancement for the liver in an MRI image of the body in comparison with other organs.