Method for investigating the fate of a test compound or the stateof a biological system by means of nmr of hyperpolarised nmr active nuclei.

Neil Cook (Inventor), Albie Santos (Inventor), Nigel Bosworth (Inventor), Jan Wolber (Inventor), Mike Looker (Inventor), Peter Knox (Inventor), Jan Henrik Ardenkjær-Larsen (Inventor), Klaes Golman (Inventor)

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Abstract

The invention is concerned with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), particularly NMR spectroscopy. It provides hyperpolarisation methods offering enhanced sensitivity of detection over conventional NMR for studying the fate of a test compound in a biological system. The methods are particularly suitable for studying metabolism and toxicity of drugs. The resulting NMR sensitivity increase is advantageous in two key aspects of NMR detection: test compounds can be detected at lower concentrations and substantial time saving can be achieved in cases where extensive averaging is conventionally employed to increase the signal to noise ratio of the corresponding NMR spectra. The methods can be used for studios that were not practical or not possible using conventional NMR.

Original languageEnglish
IPCG01R 33/ 465 A I
Patent numberWO0196895
Filing date20/01/2001
Country/TerritoryInternational Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Priority date14/06/2000
Priority numberGB20000014463
Publication statusPublished - 20 Dec 2001
Externally publishedYes

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Also published as: US2004039281 (A1) US8372654 (B2) JP2004503786 (A) JP4993424 (B2) ES2381335 (T3) EP1290461 (A1) EP1290461 (B1) AU6407201 (A) AT549637 (T)

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