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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Hideo Saji, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuya Inagaki, Kyoto, JP;
Kentaro Toyoda, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Kimura, Kyoto, JP;
Konomu Hirao, Kyoto, JP;
Kenji Nagakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Hirokazu Matsuda, Kyoto, JP;
Hideo Saji, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuya Inagaki, Kyoto, JP;
Kentaro Toyoda, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Kimura, Kyoto, JP;
Konomu Hirao, Kyoto, JP;
Kenji Nagakawa, Kyoto, JP;
Hirokazu Matsuda, Kyoto, JP;
Kyoto University, Kyoto, JP;
ARKRAY, Inc., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A molecular probe for use in imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The molecular probe comprises a polypeptide represented by the following formula (1), (2), or (3), or a polypeptide having homology with the foregoing polypeptide, where, in the formulae (1) and (2), 'X' represents a lysine residue, an amino group of a side chain of the lysine residue being labeled with a radioactive nuclide, and 'Z—' indicates that an α-amino group at an N-terminus is not modified, or is modified with a modifying group having no electric charge; in the formula (3), “B—” indicates that an α-amino group at an N-terminus is labeled with a radioactive nuclide; and in the formulae (1), (2), and (3), “—NH” indicates that a carboxyl group at a C-terminus is amidated.