Design and automated production of 11C-alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan (11C-AMT)

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作者
Huang, Xuan [1 ]
Xiao, Xia [1 ,2 ]
Gillies, Robert J. [1 ]
Tian, Haibin [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, H Lee Moffitt Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Canc Imaging & Metab, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
[2] Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Dept Pathol, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
关键词
METHYL-L-TRYPTOPHAN; SEROTONIN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN BRAIN; METABOLISM;
D O I
10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.02.001
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
C-11-alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan ([C-11]AMT), a tryptophan metabolism PET tracer, has successfully been employed for brain serotonin pathway and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) pathway related tumor imaging. We here report a reliable, automated procedure for routine synthesis of [C-11]AMT based on an Eckert and Ziegler Modular-Lab system. The semi-preparative HPLC was incorporated into the system to improve chemical purity and specific activity. The 6-step radiosynthesis followed by HPLC-purification provided [(11)]AMT in 53 +/- 1.2% (n = 6, non-decay-corrected) overall radiochemical yield with radiochemical purity >99% and specific activity of 35-116 GBq/mu mol. Usually, 2.95 +/- 0.65 GBq (n = 6, EOS) patient ready dose was produced from about 55.5 GBq [C-11]CO2 in 50 min. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:303 / 308
页数:6
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