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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1987
Tomoya Ogawa, Musashino, JP;
Masaaki Numata, Kawagoe, JP;
Mamoru Sugimoto, Niiza, JP;
Shohei Shibayama, Tokorozawa, JP;
Shoji Yoshimura, Iruma, JP;
Masayoshi Ito, Kunitachi, JP;
Yoshiyasu Shitori, Tokyo, JP;
Mect Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides ganglioside-related compounds expressed by the following formula: ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or SiR.sub.3 R.sub.4 R.sub.5 (wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each denotes a methyl or phenyl group, and R.sub.5 denotes a tertiary butyl or dimethylphenylmethyl group), and R.sub.2 denotes a hydrogen atom, a trityl group, or ##STR2## (wherein M denotes an alkali metal atom)) and methods of producing the same. These ganglioside-related compounds are useful as markers for the early detection of cancer and in the immunotherapy for cancer.