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US 2005/0239178 A1Published application
Labeling of rapamycin using rapamycin-specific methylases
AssigneeWyeth
InventorsMark Ruppen, Pamela Charbonneau
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Abstract
A method for rapamycin-specific labeling using rapI, rapM and/or rapQ enzymes is described. Also are methods for generating crude enzyme extracts useful in the method of the invention. Uses of the specifically labeled rapamycin as diagnostic tools are provided.
Claims14
A method for specifically labeling a rapamycin comprising the step of:
- reacting a desmethylrapamycin with a rapamycin-specific methylase in the presence of a methylating reagent.
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