Patent ID: 8017733
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61K,A61P,C08G,C08L

Abstract:
1. A composition having the structure according to the formula: wherein E is hydrogen, a straight- or branched-chain C a is an integer from 4 to 10,000; each Z and Z′ is independently hydrogen; a straight- or branched-chain, saturated or unsaturated C R* is a linking moiety formed from the reaction of a moiety selected from the group consisting of aldehyde, aldehyde hydrate, and acetal with B, wherein B is a biologically-active molecule or precursor thereof that comprises interferon-beta-1a (IFN-β-1a); each n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 5; and p is 1, 2, or 3.