Provided herein are modified amino acids comprising an azido group, polypeptides, antibodies and conjugates comprising the modified amino acids, and methods of producing the polypeptides, antibodies and conjugates comprising the modified amino acids. The polypeptides, antibodies and conjugates are useful in methods of treatment and prevention, methods of detection and methods of diagnosis.

The present disclosure relates to the methods for the preparation of reactive [F-18]fluoride in a form of [F-18]sulfonyl fluoride suitable for efficient radiolabeling without an azeotropic evaporation step by the use of anion exchange resin and sulfonyl chloride, and its applications in the manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals.

The present disclosure relates to the methods for the preparation of reactive [F-18]fluoride in a form of [F-18]sulfonyl fluoride suitable for efficient radiolabeling without an azeotropic evaporation step by the use of anion exchange resin and sulfonyl chloride, and its applications in the manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals.

The present invention includes compounds useful in preventing or treating cancer in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also includes methods of preventing or treating cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention.

The present invention includes compounds useful in preventing or treating cancer in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also includes methods of preventing or treating cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention.

The invention relates to chemically reactive and/or biologically active compounds, reagents and compositions thereof. More particularly, the invention provides novel reagents that are useful in chemical synthesis, functionalization, delivery, probing and/or analytical measurements of small molecule drugs, proteins, antibodies and other biomolecules. The invention provides novel biologically active agents useful as diagnostics or therapeutics, and related composition and methods of uses thereof.

A method for functionalization of an aromatic amino acid or a nucleobase with a fluoroalkyl-containing moiety RF, wherein the aromatic amino acid is reacted in the presence of at least one reductant with at least one hypervalent iodine fluoroalkyl reagent carrying the floroalkyl-containing moiety RF is disclosed. Novel hypervalent iodine fluoroalkyl reagents is also disclosed.

A method for functionalization of an aromatic amino acid or a nucleobase with a fluoroalkyl-containing moiety RF, wherein the aromatic amino acid is reacted in the presence of at least one reductant with at least one hypervalent iodine fluoroalkyl reagent carrying the floroalkyl-containing moiety RF is disclosed. Novel hypervalent iodine fluoroalkyl reagents is also disclosed.

Embodiments are directed to therapeutic, diagnostic, or functional complexes comprising a kethoxal derivative.

A PEG linker as represented by formula (I), wherein n and m are respectively an integer from 1 to 7, providing the PEG linker with 1 to 49 linking sites. A ligand drug conjugate as represented by formula (II). The conjugate uses the PEG linker to increase a drug loading capacity and drug loading diversity, thereby improving pharmaceutical efficacy.
Y1-PEG1-{R.sup.1-PEG2-{Y4}.sub.n}.sub.m  (I)
TM-{R.sup.2-PEG1-{R.sup.1-PEG2-{R.sup.3-A′-drug}.sub.n}.sub.m}.sub.l  (II)