Patent ID: 6291693
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: C07C,C07D,Y10S

Abstract:
A kit comprising a carrier means having in close confinement therein one or more container means, wherein one container means contains the compound of formula: ##STR7##wherein:R.sub.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having 1 to 15 C-atoms which may be substituted by one or more halo, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, oxo, oxime, lower alkanoyloxy, aryloxy, aryl, benzoyl, a C.sub.4 lactone, a C.sub.4 lactone substituted by a methyl and a hydroxy group, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl substituted by hydroxy, lower alkyl, or hydroxyloweralkyl;R.sub.2 is a methyl group and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, orR.sub.2 is hydrogen and R.sub.3 is a methyl group, orR.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are both hydrogen or,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together are a methylene group (.dbd.CH.sub.2),R.sub.4 is hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower alkanoyloxy,W is oxygen or amino;X is carbonyl (C.dbd.O) or methylene (CH.sub.2);Y is oxygen, sulfur, amino, --C(O)O-- or --C(O)NH--;Z is biotin, a fluorescent group or a chemiluminescent group; andn.sub.1 and n.sub.2 are independently 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.