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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.6791/DELNP/2008 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :06/08/2008 (43) Publication Date : 24/10/2008
(54) Title of the invention : MODIFIED MACROMOLECULE
(71)Name of Applicant :
1)STARPHARMA PTY.LTD.
(51) International classification :A61K 31/74
Address of Applicant :BAKER BUILDING,75
(31) Priority Document No :2006900310
COMMERCIAL ROAD, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
(32) Priority Date :20/01/2006
3004,AUSTRALIA. Australia
(33) Name of priority country :Australia
(72)Name of Inventor :
(86) International Application No :PCT/AU2006/000637
1)BOYD, BENJAMIN JAMES
Filing Date
:15/05/2006
2)KAMINSKAS,LISA MICHELLE
(87) International Publication No :WO 2007/082331
3)PORTER,CHRISTOPHER JOHN HAMILTON
(61) Patent of Addition to Application
:NA
4)KARELLAS,PETER
Number
:NA
5)KRIPPNER,GUY YEOMAN
Filing Date
6)KELLY, BRIAN DEVLIN
(62) Divisional to Application Number :NA
7)WU, ZEMIN
Filing Date
:NA
8)RAZZINO,PASQUALE
9)PALLICH, SUI
(57) Abstract :
The present invention relates to a macromolecule having a controlled terminal group stoichiometry, the macromolecule including a
surface layer, at least one subsurface layer and at least two terminal groups including: a first terminal group which is a residue of a
pharmaceutically active agent, a derivative thereof or precursor therefor; and a second terminal group selected to modify the
pharmacokinetics of the pharmaceutically active agent and/or macromolecule, wherein terminal group stoichiametry refers to the
number and type of terminal groups.
No. of Pages : 166 No. of Claims : 49
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