AMINO ACID, ESTER AND/OR CATECHOL CONTRAST AGENTS FOR MRI - Patent 0598837

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EP 0 598 837 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	01.06.1994 Bulletin 1994/22

(21)	Application number: 92918470.0

(22)	Date of filing: 07.08.1992

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 5/ 055^{( . )}
A61K 49/ 06^{( . )}
C07F 5/ 00^{( . )}
C07F 13/ 00^{( . )}

A61K 49/ 00^{( . )}
A61K 51/ 04^{( . )}
C07F 11/ 00^{( . )}
G01R 33/ 28^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1992/006660

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1993/003351 (18.02.1993 Gazette 1993/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL SE

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Priority:

09.08.1991 US 19910743143
12.08.1991 US 19910744470

(71)	Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
	Oakland, California 94612-3550 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WHITE, David L. Oakland, CA 94611 (US) EASON, Robert G. San Francisco, CA 94617 (US)

(74)	Representative: Goldin, Douglas Michael, et al
	J.A. KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)

(54)	AMINO ACID, ESTER AND/OR CATECHOL CONTRAST AGENTS FOR MRI