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Automated one-step radiosynthesis of the CB1 receptor imaging agent []MK-9470
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The fluorine-18-labeled positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer [18F]MK-9470 is a selective, high affinity inverse agonist that has been used to image the cannabinoid receptor type 1 in human brain in healthy and disease states. This report describes a simplified, one-step [18F]radiofluorination approach using a GE TRACERlab FXFN module for the routine production of this tracer. The one-step synthesis, by [18F]fluoride displacement of a primary tosylate precursor, gives a six-fold increase in yield over the previous two-step method employing O-alkylation of a phenol precursor with 1,2-[18F]fluorobromoethane. The average radiochemical yield of [18F]MK-9470 using the one-step method was 30.3 ± 11.7% (n = 12), with specific activity in excess of 6 Ci/µmol and radiochemical purity of 97.2 ± 1.5% (n = 12), in less than 60 min. This simplified, high yielding, automated process was validated for routine GMP production of [18F]MK-9470 for clinical studies.
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Dutch
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Journal of labelled compounds and radiopharmaceuticals. - New York
Publication
New York : 2014
ISSN
0362-4803
DOI
10.1002/JLCR.3219
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57 :10 (2014) , p. 611-614
ISI
000342834100004
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Creation 06.11.2014
Last edited 19.02.2023
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