Patent ID: 6468741
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: C07D,C07F,C07H,C12Q,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A labeled substance having the formula[Re(P)(L1)3(L2)]t(B)u whereinP is a bidentate ligand of Re selected from the group consisting of bipyridine, substituted bipyridine, bipyrazine, substituted bipyrazine, phenanthroline and substituted phenanthroline; L1 is a monovalent ligand of Re and is carbon monoxide; L2 is a monovalent ligand of Re selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, cyanide, nitrites, isocyanides, halides, phosphines, arsines, stibine, and nitrogen-containing heterocycles; B is a biological substance and is conjugated to one or more of P, L1 and L2; and t and u are integers equal to or greater than one; P, L1, L2 and B being of such composition and number that the labeled substance can be induced to luminesce.