Abstract: Therapeutically active organic compound exhibiting at least one group comprising a structure --S'--S"--R, wherein the group --S"--R is defined by R being an organic group comprised in a physiologically acceptable compound H--S"--R obtainable by the splitting of the disulfide bridge --S'--S"-- in said structure, in which compound H--S"--R the sulfur atom S" is bound to a carbon atom in a heterocyclic aromatic ring in R having a configuration being such that the compound H--S"--R, while maintaining physiological acceptability, is stabilized, by tautomerism or resonance involving the sulfur atom S" bound to R, so as to be mainly excluded from reaction involving thiol disulfide exchange; S' being bound to an aliphatic carbon atom; and said compound, in addition to the group or groups comprising the structure --S'--S"--R, consisting of a residue of a therapeutically active organic base compound of non-polypeptide structure bound to S'.

Abstract: Therapeutically active organic compound exhibiting at least one radical comprising a structure --S'--S"--R, where S"--R is defined by R being an organic group comprised in a physiologically acceptable compound H--S"--R obtainable by the splitting of the disulfide bridge --S'--S"-- in said structure, in which compound H--S"--R the sulfur atom S" is bound to a carbon atom in a heterocyclic aromatic ring in R having a configuration being such that the compound H--S"--R, while maintaining physiological acceptability, is stabilized, by tautomerism or resonance involving the sulfur atom S" bound to R, so as to be mainly excluded from further reaction involving thiol disulfide exchange; S' being bound to an aliphatic carbon atom; and said compound, in addition to the group or groups comprising the structure --S'--S"--R, also consisting of a residue of a therapeutically active organic base compound of polypeptide structure bound to S', for therapeutical use in mammals, including humans.

Abstract: Novel pyridine compounds having the formula R.sup.1 -S-S-A-Z are disclosed, in which formula R.sup.1 is 2-pyridyl, 5-nitro-2-pyridyl or 4-pyridyl, A is a hydrocarbon residue having 1-10 carbon atoms and Z is a group ##STR1## or acid addition salts of the last mentioned group, where n is 2 or 3, R.sup.1 has the same significance as R.sup.1 above and is equal thereto and R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl. These compounds are particularly useful as bifunctional coupling agents and as thiolating agents.

Abstract: An improvement in assaying methods involving biospecific affinity reactions, in which there are used from 2 to 4 reactants, one of which, reactant (I), is labelled with at least one analytically indicatable atom or group and is soluble in the aqueous liquid in which the biospecific affinity reaction is carried out, the reactants forming, by means of biospecific reactions, a conjugate in which labelled reactant (I) is incorporated; and in which assaying methods the analytically indicatable atom or group is assayed in the conjugate and/or in labelled reactant (I), which is not bound to the conjugate. The conjugate that has been formed or labelled reactant (I) not bound to the conjugate is bound covalently to an insoluble carrier or to an insolubilizable carrier, which latter carrier is made insoluble after the covalent binding has been carried out, whereafter the assay of the analytically indicatable atom or group is carried out.

Abstract: A reagent for use in immunochemical assay methods carried out in the presence of an aqueous liquid, which reagent comprises a conjugate of one or more molecules of immunoglobulin and one or more units of an analytically indicatable group which molecules and units are bound together via bridges containing the group, --S--S--, said conjugate being soluble in said aqueous liquid.

Abstract: A novel class of reactive derivatives of polymers containing HS-groups is disclosed in which derivatives a number of the HS-groups are converted to a disulphide group of the formula -S-S-A-Z, where A is a hydrocarbon residue having 1-10 carbon atoms and Z is a group ##STR1## or acid addition salts of the last mentioned group, where n is 2 or 3, R.sup.1 is 2-pyridyl, 5-nitro-2-pyridyl or 4-pyridyl and R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl. The novel derivatives may be used, for example, as thiolating agents or as carriers for e.g. enzymes or other proteins etc.

Abstract: Novel pyridine compounds having the formula R.sup.1 -S-S-A-Z are disclosed, in which formula R.sup.1 is 2-pyridyl, 5-nitro-2-pyridyl or 4-pyridyl, A is a hydrocarbon residue having 1-10 carbon atoms and Z is a group ##STR1## or acid addition salts of the last mentioned group, where n is 2 or 3, R.sup.1 has the same significance as R.sup.1 above and is equal thereto and R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl. These compounds are particularly useful as bifunctional coupling agents and as thiolating agents.