| Literature DB >> 24347474 |
Zhengxin Cai1, Carolyn J Anderson.
Abstract
The development of chelating agents for copper radionuclides in positron emission tomography radiopharmaceuticals has been a highly active and important area of study in recent years. The rapid evolution of chelators has resulted in highly specific copper chelators that can be readily conjugated to biomolecules and efficiently radiolabeled to form stable complexes in vivo. Chelators are not only designed for conjugation to monovalent biomolecules but also for incorporation into multivalent targeting ligands such as theranostic nanoparticles. These advancements have strengthened the role of copper radionuclides in the fields of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. This review emphasizes developments of new copper chelators that have most greatly advanced the field of copper-based radiopharmaceuticals over the past 5 years.Entities:
Keywords: PET; chelator; copper 64; molecular imaging; radiopharmaceutical
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24347474 PMCID: PMC4277819 DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3165
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Labelled Comp Radiopharm ISSN: 0362-4803 Impact factor: 1.921