Abstract: A biologically persistent, water-soluble, substantially non-immunogenic, substantially non-antigenic conjugate of superoxide dismutase is prepared by coupling one to five strands of a polyalkylene glycol which is polyethylene glycol or polyethylene-polypropylene glycol copolymer, wherein said polyalkylene glycol has an average molecular weight of about 35,000-1,000,000.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 18, 1993
Date of Patent:
November 21, 1995
Assignee:
Oxis International, Inc.
Inventors:
Mark Saifer, Ralph Somack, L. David Williams