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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ehud Ben-Hur, New York, NY (US);
Shanti Rywkin, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Bernard Horowitz, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Assignee:
New York Blood Center, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-2 ; 435236 ;
Abstract
A red blood cell containing composition is presented which has reduced potassium ion leakage after irradiation in a virus photoinactivation process. The irradiated red blood cell containing composition comprises red blood cells, a photosensitizer, and sufficient vitamin E or derivatives thereof to prevent potassium leakage. Preferred photosensitizers are aluminum phthalocyanines, AlPcS.sub.4 or Pc5. A preferred vitamin E derivative is Trolox.