Patent ID: 8293214
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A compound of formula: wherein: M represents a phospholipid capable of associating with an envelope of a gas-filled microvesicle; T represents a component comprising a targeting ligand selected from the group consisting of peptides, proteins and antibodies; and S represents a component comprising a group of formula (I): Where: R A represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of X represents a bond or a group of formula: Z represents a moiety of formula: Z′ and Z″ represent a bond or a group formed by the reaction of two reactive binding moieties; t and v are independently an integer of from 1 to 6, u is an integer of from 2 to 6 and w is an integer of from 0 to 6; R A′ represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of: