| 摘要 |
The present invention provides an albumin-fixed resin comprising a crosslinked water-insoluble resin and albumin chemically bound thereto, said water-insoluble resin being a crosslinked epoxy resin containing about 1 to about 30 milliequivalents of amino groups and about 1 to about 50 milliequivalents of hydroxyl groups per gram thereof, said albumin being ionically bound to the amino groups of the epoxy resin and to the hydroxyl groups by hydrogen bonding, and the amount of said albumin fixed being at least about 25% by weight based on the epoxy resin, and also provides a process for producing the albumin-fixed resin, which comprises (1) (a) subjecting a polyepoxy compound containing at least two epoxy groups in the molecule and a polyamine compound containing at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups in the molecule to addition reaction in an inert medium to produce a fully crosslinked resin, or (b) subjecting said compounds to addition reaction to produce an insufficiently crosslinked pre-polymer, and then reacting the pre-polymer with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of organic polyisocyanates, organic polyisothiocyanates and organic polycarboxylic acid halides to crosslink it fully, and (2) contacting the resulting crosslinked epoxy resin containing about 1 to about 30 milliequivalents of amino groups and about 1 to about 50 milliequivalents of hydroxyl groups per gram thereof intimately with an aqueous solution containing albumin optionally after partially neutralizing the amino groups of the epoxy resin. The albumin-fixed resin is useful for removing albumin-binding noxious substances such as bilirubin contained in the blood of a warm-blooded animal. |
