Patent Application: US-19858994-A

Abstract:
the invention disclosed relates to an agent capable of selectively binding lithium ions to form a lithium complex , employed in association with a biologically inert carrier or excipient . typically , the agent is included in a novel graft polymer , such as a cross - linked polystyrene polymer . this invention may also be applied to sensing lithium ion concentrations in aqueous solution and to the selective removal of lithium ions from an aqueous solution , including biological fluids .

Description:
it has been found that a ligand of formula i or ia as defined above selectively complexes with lithium , without undue disturbance of the concentrations of other metallic cations , including sodium and potassium , normally present in biological fluids . in a preferred embodiment of the invention , the ligand of formula i or ia is included in a graft polymer of formula ii as defined above . for biological use , the ligand is chemically bound to a polymer , either directly or through a spacer group , to obtain a graft polymer which is insoluble in body fluids and biologically inert and which still retains its ability to selectively complex / chelate lithium ions . the graft polymer may be ingested orally ( or parenterally ) or used in a dialysis apparatus . if the graft polymer is ingested orally in order to selectively remove lithium via the digestive tract , it would do so in the intestines and be excreted . however , if it is used to remove lithium in a dialysis procedure , it could be regenerated easily by an acid wash , and the columns used again . the graft polymers are prepared by the addition of a ligand of formula i or ia , highly specific for lithium chelation , to a polymer which is insoluble and inert in body fluids . specific examples of appropriate ligands of formula i are tris ( 2 - pyridyl ) amines in which the link of the amine to the pyridine ring is through a lower alkyl group , and where there may be substituents on the 3 , 4 , 5 or 6 position of one or more of the pyridine rings . the compounds of formula ia are novel compounds and may also be represented by the following structure : ## str4 ## one specific example of such compounds , i . e . when r is methylene , r 3 and r 4 are methyl and r &# 39 ; is not present , is bis [( 2 - pyridyl ) methyl ]- 1 -[ 1 -( 2 - pyridyl )- 2 - methyl propane - 2 - ol ] amine . other examples are higher lower - alkane homologs in which r is methylene , r 3 and r 4 are methyl and r &# 39 ; is lower - alkyl . it is noted that the carbon β to the amino nitrogen is hydrogen - free . examples of a polymer are linear or cross - linked polystyrenes substituted , in part , in the meta or para position by a chloromethyl group . this chloromethyl group may then be partially or completely reacted with a lithiated derivative of the chelating ligand to give the graft polymer . other examples of a polymer are linear or cross - linked polysulfones substituted , in part , in the ortho position by a lithium atom . this lithium atom may then be reacted with a chlorinated derivative of the chelating ligand to give the graft polymer . it will also be appreciated that the ligand of formula i may be covalently bonded to the surface of a conventional biologically inert support e . g . silica gel or otherwise attached to biologically inert polymeric beads , as described for example , in the above mentioned canadian patent no . 1 , 221 , 499 . the x - ray diffraction data were collected at - 120 ° c . on a rigaku diffractometer with mokα radiation using the omega - 2 theta scan technique to a maximum 2 theta value of 50 °. the structure was solved by direct methods . all the atoms were refined anisotropically except the solvent molecule and the hydrogens . the hydrogen atoms are in calculated positions . the final cycle of full matrix least - squares refinement was based on 4208 observed reflections ( i & gt ; 2 . 5 sigma ( i )) and 463 variable parameters . weights based on counting statistics were used . there are 2 chelate molecules per asymmetric unit . the difference between the 2 molecules is the presence of a methyl group in one of the molecules . there is also a molecule of the solvent , tetrahydrofuran , in the unit cell . all the calculations were performed using the nrcvax crystallographic software package ( 1 ). the crystal data are listed in table i , and the structure is shown in fig . i . table i______________________________________crystallographic data for li . sub . 2 ( ch . sub . 2 nc . sub . 5 h . sub . 4 ). sub . 3 n ( chch . sub . 3 nc . sub . 5 h . sub . 4 )( ch . sub . 2 nc . sub . 5 h . sub . 4 ). sub . 2 ni . sub . 2 . th______________________________________chemical formula : c . sub . 41 h . sub . 46 n . sub . 8 li . sub . 2 i . sub . 2 ospace group : p2 . sub . 1 / ca = 13 . 077 ( 4 ) å t = - 120 ° c . b = 12 . 221 ( 11 ) å λ = 0 . 70930åc = 26 . 613 ( 7 ) å ρcalcd = 1 . 464 g cm . sup .- 3β = 94 . 642 ( 24 ) deg μ ( mokα ) = 15 . 1 cm . sup .- 1 r = 0 . 094v = 4239 ( 4 ) å . sup .- 3 rw = 0 . 083z = 4fw = 934 . 55______________________________________ in order to understand the ligand - lithium bonding , ab initio calculations for the model compound lin ( ch 2 chnh 2 ) 3 were performed using the program gamess [ 2 ] and the electronic properties were examined with natural orbital analysis [ 3 ]. the extended 6 - 31g * basis sets [ 4 ] were used for all of the heavy atoms . the geometry optimization was performed with full analytical gradient c 3v symmetry . the energetics and dynamics of lithium and sodium complex formation were determined by high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy . all magnetic resonance spectra were obtained with a bruker am 400 spectrometer operating at a proton frequency of 400 . 13 mhz . spectra were normally obtained at room temperature in either deuteroacetone , deuterochloroform or deuterated water as solvent . assignments are as follows : s for singlet , br for broad . lifetimes for exchange were obtained by matching experimental spectra with theoretical ones calculated for particular lifetimes and chemical shifts using a stochastic procedure [ 5 ]. from the temperature dependence of the rate constants , an enthalpy of formation of 8 . 0 kcal mole - 1 was found for the li complex and 3 . 0 kcal mole - 1 estimated for the na complex . this corresponds to a selectivity of approximately 10 , 000 to one . all syntheses were performed under nitrogen in appropriately sized three - neck flasks . tetrahydrofuran ( thf ) was distilled over sodium / benzophenone under nitrogen just before use . the complex tris ( 2 - pyridyl ) methyl ) amine ( tmpa ) was prepared by the method of anderegg and wenk [ 6 ]. the complex tris ( 2 -( 2 - pyridyl ) ethyl ) amine ( tepa ) was prepared based on a partial preparation reported from karlin et . al . [ 7 ]. solvents and liquid reagents were transferred by means of an appropriately sized glass syringe . the compound 2 - picoline chloride hydrochloride was purchased from aldrich and recrystallized from hot acetone before use . vinyl pyridine , 2 - methylpyridinoamine , methyllithium and methyl iodide were purchased from aldrich and used as received . ultraviolet spectra were recorded in water on a varian cary 210 via auxiliary computer control . melting points were measured in sealed tubes on a gallenkamp melting point apparatus , and are uncorrected . electrospray experiments were performed on an atmospheric - pressure ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometer ( scix , taga , model 6000e ), which has an upper m / z limit of approximately 1400 . for electrospray studies , the corona discharge assembly was removed and replaced with a laboratory - built electrospray probe , which was fabricated from a 3 cm long capillary stainless steel tube ( hamilton , 33 - gauge , ˜ 100 μm i . d .) previously attached to an approximately 5 cm × 1 / 16 &# 34 ; od stainless steel tube ( typically used in gas chromatography ). the probe tip was electropolished prior to use . the optimum probe tip position was established from time to time , but was generally found to be about 1 - 2 cm from the interface plate with the spray off - axis from the orifice . polarization of the spray probe was achieved via a 50 mω current - limiting resistor in series with a high - voltage power supply ( tennelec , model tc950 ) set typically at 2 . 5 - 3 . 5 kv . the electrospray current was monitored by a laboratory - built microammeter that could be floated above ground ; typical values were between 0 . 1 and 0 . 2 μa . the sample solutions were continuously infused into the spray probe by means of a syringe pump ( harvard apparatus , model 22 ) at a typical flow rate of 20 μl / min . electrical isolation of the pump from the probe was achieved by using polytetrafluoroethylene ( teflon ) connection tubing . the lens and quadrupole voltages were optimized for electrospray . mass spectra were acquired with a typical measurement time of 50 ms per m / z unit at unit mass resolution or better [ 8 ]. based on anderegg and wenk &# 39 ; s preparation referred above , a solution of 2 - picoline chloride hydrochloride ( 13 g , 79 mmole ) in water ( 5 ml ) was prepared in a 500 ml three neck flask and cooled to 0 ° c . in an ice bath . to that solution , sodium hydroxide ( 14 . 7 ml , 79 . 4 mmole , 5 . 4n ( i . e . 20 % wt )) was slowly added to give a pink emulsion . to this emulsion , 2 - methylpyridino - amine ( 4 . 27 ml , 39 . 5 mmole ) was slowly added . during the next 4 days , the ph was maintained between 9 . 5 and 11 by adding sodium hydroxide ( 5 . 4n ). about 12 . 6 ml ( 68 mmole ) of naoh was required . a solution of perchloric acid ( 24 ml , 120 mmole , 5 . 0n ) was added and brown crystals started to form . after 6 hrs ., a hot ( 80 ° c .) saturated solution ( 100 ml ) of sodium perchlorate was added . after 2 hrs . of further crystallisation , the solution was filtered . the wet crystals were immediately dissolved in sodium hydroxide ( 200 ml , 5 . 4n ) and repeatedly extracted with diethyl ether ( 40 × 50 ml ). the extract was dried with magnesium sulfate , filtered through paper and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure . recrystallization from diethyl ether gave the product as light beige crystals ( 5 . 66 g , 19 . 5 mmole , 49 . 3 %). m . p . : 80 °- 83 ° c . uv : λ max = 263 nm ; ε = 11300 m - 1 cm - 1 . electro spray mass spectrometry : 291 . 3 m / z . the structure is illustrated in fig1 a . based on karlin et . al .&# 39 ; s partial preparation referenced above , a solution of ammonium acetate ( 4 . 00 g , 51 . 9 mmole ) in methanol ( 100 ml ) was prepared in a 250 ml three neck flask fitted with a condenser . to that solution , vinyl pyridine ( 60 ml , 556 . 4 mmole ) was added . the mixture was brought to reflux and maintained for 8 days . after that time , the solution was reduced to dryness under vacuum . the residue was extracted with toluene and dried with magnesium sulfate and reduced to dryness under vacuum . the residue was dissolved in the minimum of diethyl ether and chromatographed over activated alumina ( 20 mm × 250 mm ) and eluted with diethyl ether . the brown band was collected and the eluent was changed to 20 % ( v / v ) methanol in diethyl ether thereby eluting a red band . both bands were reduced to dryness under vacuum to give golden oil for band 1 ( tepa , 6 . 96 g , 20 . 96 mmole , 11 %) and a dark red oil for band 2 ( bis ( 2 -( 2 - pyridyl ) ethyl ) amine , bepa , 0 . 58 g , 2 . 56 mmole , 4 . 9 %). uv : λ max = 261 nm ; ε = 1025 m - 1 cm - 1 . electro spray mass spectrometry of tepa : 334 m / z . the compound tepa ( 7 . 8 g , 23 mmole ) was dissolved in 9n hcl ( 20 ml ). to this solution , ethanol ( 300 ml ) was slowly added . the powder was filtered and washed with ethanol and air dried for 1 hr . the yield was quantitative . m . p . 213 °- 215 ° c . elemental analysis : calc . 52 . 74 % c ; 5 . 90 % h ; 11 . 71 % n ; 29 . 7 % cl . found 51 . 90 % c ; 5 . 69 % h ; 11 . 16 % n ; 29 . 8 % cl . uv : λ max = 261 nm ; ε = 1260 m - 1 cm - 1 . the complex tmpa ( 0 . 23 g , 0 . 79 mole ) was dissolved in thf ( 5 ml ) and cooled to - 78 ° c . in an ethanol / dry ice bath . to the cooled solution , methyllithium ( 0 . 56 ml , 1 . 4m in ether , 0 . 79 mmole ) was added dropwise . after stirring for 5 minutes , methyl iodide ( 0 . 60 ml , 9 . 6 mmole ) was added dropwise and stirred for 10 minutes . the product was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 1 hr . upon exposure to air , the residual pink colour disappeared . the solution was reduced to dryness and extracted with ch 2 cl 2 and filtered . the yellow filtrate was collected and hexanes was added until turbid . crystallographic grade crystal ( 0 . 2126 g ) were collected and dried under vacuum . x - ray crystallography indicates a 1 : 1 : 1 crystal of desired product , tmpa and thf . therefore , the yield is 0 . 23 mmole ( 29 %) as a mixture with 0 . 23 mmole ( 29 %) tmpa and thf . m . p . 211 °- 218 ° c . the structure is illustrated in fig1 b . step a . preparation of 1 -( 2 - pyridyl )- 2 - methyl - propane - 2 - ol ( pych 2 c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 ). a solution of 2 - picoline ( 1 . 58 ml , 16 . 0 mmole ) in thf ( 10 ml ) was prepared and cooled to - 78 ° c . in an ethanol / dry ice bath . to that solution , butyllithium ( 10 ml of 1 . 6m , 16 . 0 mmole ) was added dropwise . the resulting orange slurry was stirred for 30 min . acetone ( 1 . 17 ml , 16 . 0 mmole ) was slowly added . the dry ice bath was removed and the solution was stirred for 30 min . until room temperature was reached . the colourless solution was stirred vigorously while water ( 0 . 30 ml , 16 . 7 mmole ) was added . the solution was filtered through celite ( 1 cm ) and the solvent was then removed by distillation under vacuum until a golden oil was obtained . the oil was transferred to a u - tube and the remainder of the solvent was trap - to - trap distilled for 1 hour from room temperature to liquid nitrogen with stirring . nmr 1 . 23 ( 6h , ch 3 ), 2 . 92 , ( 2h , ch 2 ), 5 . 84 ( 1h , oh ), 7 , 16 ( 2h , py ( positions 3 and 5 ), 7 , 62 ( 1h , py ( position 4 )), 8 . 47 ( 1h , py ( position 6 )). the compound pych 2 c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 ( 0 . 50 g , 3 . 31 mmole from step a was mixed with n - bromosuccinimide ( 0 . 78 g , 4 . 38 mmole ) and benzoyl peroxide ( 0 . 040 g , 0 . 17 mmole ) in a 150 ml 1 - neck round bottom flask . carbon tetrachloride ( 60 ml ) was added and the reaction flask was fitted with a water condenser . the solution was brought to reflux for 3 . 5 hrs . after cooling to 0 ° c ., the solid residues were filtered and washed with ccl 4 ( 3 × 5 ml ). the washes were combined with the mother liquor and the solvent was reduced under vacuum to give a yellow oil ( 1 . 07 g , 0 . 76 g prod .+ 0 . 31 g ccl 4 , 90 % pure by nmr with 10 % pych 2 c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 ). nmr : 1 . 25 ( s , 3h , ch3 ), 1 . 49 ( s , 3h , ch3 ), 4 . 99 ( s , 1h , ch ), 6 . 2 ( br , oh ) the oil from step b was redissolved in dry dimethylformamide ( 40 ml ) and potassium phthalimide ( 0 . 61 g , 3 . 31 mmole ) was added . the solution was refluxed for 15 min . and then reduced to dryness . the resulting paste was redissolved in chcl 3 and filtered . the mother liquor was reduced under vacuum to give a brown oil ( 0 . 80 g , 3 . 0 mmole , ˜ 75 % yield contaminated with pych 2 c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 and dmf ). nmr : 1 . 12 ( s , 3h , ch3 ), 1 . 53 ( s , 3h , ch3 ), 4 . 01 ( s , 1h , ch )), 6 . 2 ( br , oh ). the product obtained in step c as the pych ( phth ) c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 was dissolved in 2 ml methanol , 2 ml thf and 1 ml hydrazine ( 1 : 1 with water ) and left for four days . after this time , a few drops of conc . hcl was added and the solution was filtered . the filtrate was mixed with naoh ( 2 ml , 1n ) and extracted with ch 2 cl 2 . the organic layer was evaporated to dryness and extracted with cdcl 3 for nmr . nmr showed 2 / 3 desired product and 1 / 3 pych 2 c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 and other decomposition products . nmr : 1 . 44 ( s , 3h , ch3 ), 1 . 67 ( s , 3h , ch3 ), 4 . 77 ( s , 1h , ch ), 5 . 8 ( br , oh ). step e preparation of pych [ n ( ch 2 py ) 2 ] c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 ( nmr scale ) in the nmr tube used to characterize the compound pych ( nh 2 ) c ( oh )( ch 3 ) 2 , was added excess 2 - picolyl chloride hydrochloride and some naoh ( 1n ) until a pink colour persisted . after 24 hr of stirring , the organic layer was removed , dried through anhydrous mg ( so 4 ) 2 and the nmr was taken . it is that of the product . nmr : 1 . 12 ( s , ˜ 3h , ch3 ), 1 . 53 ( s , ˜ 3h , ch3 ), 3 . 98 ( s , ˜ 1h , ch )), 4 . 68 ( br , oh ) the magnetic resonance parameters for some of these compounds are listed in table ii . table ii__________________________________________________________________________ . sup . 1 h nmr data for tmpa , tmpa - me , tepa and depa .. sup . a nh ch . sub . 3 ch . sub . 2 py__________________________________________________________________________tmpa 3 . 883 . sup . b , c 7 . 14 ( h . sub . β ). sup . d , e 7 . 59 ( h . sub . δ ). sup . d , e 7 . 66 ( h . sub . γ ). sup . d , e 8 . 56 ( h . sub . α ). sup . d , etmpa - me 1 . 583 . sup . e , f , g 3 . 658 ( ch . sub . 2 h . sub . b ). sup . f , h , i 7 . 21 ( h . sub . δ , h . sub . δ &# 39 ;, h . sub . β , h . sub . β &# 39 ;). sup . c , d 3 . 767 ( ch . sub . 2 h . sub . d ). sup . f , i , j 7 . 13 ( h . sub . γ &# 39 ;). sup . d , j 3 . 807 ( ch . sub . 2 h . sub . d ). sup . f , i , j 7 . 65 ( h . sub . γ ). sup . d , l 3 . 925 ( chm . sub . e ). sup . g , i , k 9 . 38 ( h . sub . α ). sup . d , l 4 . 070 ( ch . sub . 2 h . sub . b ). sup . f , h , j 9 . 44 ( h . sub . α &# 39 ;). sup . d , jtepa 2 . 905 ( ch . sub . 2 . sup . φ ). sup . c , d 7 . 00 ( h . sub . δ ). sup . d , e 2 . 985 ( ch . sub . 2 . sup . ψ ). sup . c , d 7 . 09 ( h . sub . β ). sup . d , e 7 . 52 ( h . sub . γ ). sup . d , e 8 . 52 ( h . sub . α ). sup . d , etepa o 4hcl ° 3 . 713 ( ch . sub . 2 . sup . φ ). sup . c , d 8 . 03 ( h . sub . β ). sup . d , e 3 . 930 ( ch . sub . 2 . sup . ψ ). sup . c , d 8 . 10 ( h . sub . δ ). sup . d , e 8 . 61 ( h . sub . γ ). sup . d , e 8 . 78 ( h . sub . α ). sup . d , ebepa 2 . 28 . sup . j , m 2 . 978 . sup . d , n 7 . 12 ( h . sub . β ). sup . d , l 3 . 042 . sup . d , n 7 . 15 ( h . sub . δ ). sup . d , i 7 . 58 ( h . sub . γ ). sup . d , l 8 . 49 ( h . sub . α ). sup . d , l__________________________________________________________________________ . sup . a in cdcl . sub . 3 : reported in ppm relative to tms as internal reference ; . sup . b singlet ; . sup . c 6h ; . sup . d multiplet ; . sup . e 3h ; . sup . f doublet ; . sup . g j . sub . h -- h = 7 . 04 hz ; . sup . h j . sub . h -- h = 15 . 26 hz ; . sup . i j . sub . h -- h = 15 . 85 hz ; . sup . j 1h ; . sup . k quartet ; . sup . l 2h ; . sup . m broad ; . sup . n 4h ; . sup . o in d . sub . 2 o : reported in ppm relative to dss . a synthesis was attempted to put a methyl group in place of a hydrogen on one of the ch 2 groups of tmpa . crystals were obtained containing equal quantities of tmpa and methylated tmpa , both complexed to a lithium cation with iodide as the counter ion . all bond distances and angles are normal . the three pyridyl nitrogens form a plane . the li atoms lie 0 . 39 å from the planes away from the amino nitrogen . within 3 sigma there is no significant difference in the nitrogen - lithium bond lengths . these are essentially the same length as was found for the adducts of other lithium chloride , pyridine complexes , 2 . 05 to 2 . 16 å . [ 9 ]. the reaction was performed under an inert atmosphere of dry nitrogen using standard schlenk technique . in a three neck round bottom flask ( 150 ml ), the ligand tmpa ( 1 . 50 g , 5 . 20 mmole ) was dissolved in thf ( 20 ml ) and cooled to - 78 ° c . in an ethanol / dry ice bath . to this solution , butyl lithium ( 8 . 25 ml , 1 . 6n in hexanes , 13 . 2 mmole ) was added dropwise . the temperature was allowed to rise to room temperature by removing the dry ice bath . in a separate three neck flask ( 150 ml ), the polymer ( polystyrene - chloromethyl styrene , 1 : 3 , mw = 38 000 , 2 . 46 g , 5 . 2 mmole cl ) was dissolved in thf ( 50 ml ). the polymer was added to the lithiated ligand dropwise via canula . the solution was brought up to reflux and maintained for 24 hrs . using a heating mantle . the resulting polymer was exposed to air and purified by filtering through a course frit filter and precipitating the filtrate into methanol ( 500 ml ). the polymer was recovered by filtration and air dried for 2 hrs and further dried under vacuum overnight . yield : 1 . 01 g , nmr : 8 . 55 ( 3h , py ), 5 . 90 - 8 . 00 ( 108h , py + ar ), 2 . 88 ( 7 benzylic ch + ch 2 ), 0 . 90 - 2 . 30 ( 45h , aliphatic ch + ch 2 ). dry polymer ( 0 . 4435 g ) was placed in a disposable pipette plugged with glass wool . the top of the column was also plugged with glass wool . ethanol ( 95 %, 2 ml ) was eluted over the dry column . the flow was stopped and the column was allowed to stand overnight . the column was then washed with hcl ( 3n , 5 ml ) followed by distilled and deionized water ( 20 ml ) until the effluent was neutral to ph paper . the dead volume of the column was measured to be 1 ml . a solution of lii ( 0 . 61 ppm , 2 ml ) was passed over the column . the eluent was changed to water ( 8 ml ) followed by hcl ( 3n , 6 ml ). the effluent was collected in 1 ml aliquots and analyzed in house by flame atomic absorption . the results are shown in fig2 . as seen in fig2 fractions 2 to 4 are the li + loading step . the shaded area above the curve ( effluent concentration ) and below the line ( influent concentration ) corresponds to the amount of li + absorbed by the column ( i . e . 0 . 90 μg ). the fractions 4 to 8 correspond to the water wash . in this region , the shaded area below the curve corresponds to the amount of li + which has been washed out . therefore , the area under the curve from fraction 4 to 14 is the total amount of li + recovered after loading ( i . e . 0 . 87 μg ). the results indicate that li + can be removed from water using the polymer and then recovered from the said polymer using a distilled water wash , or preferably , using an acid wash . the active agent and / or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be converted in a known manner into the customary formulations such as tablets , dragees , pills , granules , aerosols , syrups , emulsions , suspensions and solutions , using inert - non - toxic , pharmaceutically acceptable ajuvants , carriers , excipients or solvents . the therapeutically active agent should in each case be present here in a concentration of about 0 . 5 to 90 % by weight of the total mixture , that is to say in amounts which suffice to achieve the dosage range , hereinafter indicated . the formulations are prepared , for example , by extending the active agent with solvents and / or excipients , optionally with the use of emulsifiers and / or dispersing agents , and for example , when using water as a diluent , organic solvents can optionally be used as auxiliary solvents . examples of auxiliary substances which may be mentioned are : water , non - toxic organic solvents , such as paraffins ( for example groundnut oil / sesame oil ), alcohols ( for example ethyl alcohol and glycerol ), excipients , such as , for example , ground natural minerals ( for example kaolins , aluminas , talc and chalk ), ground synthetic minerals ( for example highly disperse silica and silicates ) and sugars ( for example sucrose , lactose and glucose ), emulsifiers ( for example polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters , polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers , alkyl - sulphonates and arylsulphonates ), dispersants ( for example lignin , sulphite waste liquors , methylcellulose , starch and polyvinylpyrrole ) and lubricants ( for example magnesium stearate , talc , stearic acid and sodium sulphate ). for therapeutic use the active agent is preferably included in a graft polymer of formula ii as defined above . administration is effected in the customary manner , preferably orally or parenterally , particularly prelingually or intravenously . in the case of oral use , the formulations can , of course , also contain , in addition to the excipients mentioned , additives such as sodium citrate , calcium carbonate and dicalcium phosphate , together with various additional substances , such as starch preferably potato starch , gelatine and the like . furthermore , lubricants , such as magnesium stearate , sodium lauryl sulphate and talc , can be used concomitantly when making tablets . in the case of aqueous suspensions , the graft polymer can be mixed with various flavour - improving agents or colorants in addition to the above - mentioned auxiliary substances . in the case of parenteral use , solutions of the graft polymer , using suitable liquid excipients , can be employed . however , when orally administered in association with a graft polymer , the therapeutically effective dosage including the graft polymer is 0 . 1 to 0 . 5 g / kg , preferably about 0 . 5 g / kg , of body weight . nevertheless , it may be necessary , under certain circumstances , to deviate from the amounts mentioned , and in particular to do so as a function of the body weight or of the nature of the administration method , of the individual behaviour towards the medicament , the nature of its formulation , and the time or interval over which the administration takes place . thus , it can in some cases be sufficient to manage with less than the above - mentioned minimum amount , whereas in other cases the upper limit mentioned may be exceeded . in the case of administration of larger amounts , it may be advisable to divide these into several individual administrations over the course of the day . 1 . gabe , e . j ., lee , f . l ., lepage , y ., j ., appl . crystallogr . 22 , ( 1989 ) 384 . 2 . dupuis , m ., sprangler , d . and wendoloski , j . j ., national resource for computations in chemistry , software catalog , program qg01 , university of california , berkeley ( 1980 ); the version of gamess is described in , schmidt , m . w ., baldridge , k . k ., boatz , j . a ., jensen , j . h ., koseki , s ., gordon , m . s ., nguyen , k . a ., windus , t . l ., elbert , s . t ., qcpe bulletin , 10 , ( 1990 ) 52 . 3 . reed , a . e . and weinhold , f ., j . chem . phys ., 78 ( 1983 ) 4066 ; reed , a . e . and weinhold , f ., j . chem . phys ., 83 ( 1985 ) 735 . 4 . hariharan , p . c . and pople , j . a ., theoret . chim . acta 28 , 213 ( 1973 ). 5 . brownstein , s ., bornais , j ., can . j . chem . 46 ( 1968 ) 225 - 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