| Literature DB >> 26086295 |
Orit Jacobson1, Xuefeng Yan1, Ying Ma1, Gang Niu1, Dale O Kiesewetter1, Xiaoyuan Chen1.
Abstract
Hexafluorobenzene (HFB) reacts with free thiols to produce a unique and selective perfluoroaromatic linkage between two sulfurs. We modified this chemical reaction to produce dimeric (18)F-RGD-tetrafluorobenzene (TFB)-RGD, an integrin αvβ3 receptor ligand. (18)F-HFB was prepared by a fluorine exchange reaction using K(18)F/K2.2.2 at room temperature. The automated radiofluorination was optimized to minimize the amount of HFB precursor and, thus, maximize the specific activity. (18)F-HFB was isolated by distillation and subsequently reacted with thiolated c(RGDfk) peptide under basic and reducing conditions. The resulting (18)F-RGD-TFB-RGD demonstrated integrin receptor specific binding, cellular uptake, and in vivo tumor accumulation.(18)F-HFB can be efficiently incorporated into thiol-containing peptides at room temperature to provide novel imaging agents.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26086295 PMCID: PMC5218596 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00278
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioconjug Chem ISSN: 1043-1802 Impact factor: 4.774