Abstract
Carbon-11 labeled (R)-(-)-Deprenyl is the tracer of reference for the quantification of monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B activity with PET. In this paper, its radiosynthesis is re-investigated and oriented towards the preparation of multi-milliCuries of radiotracer. Typically, using no-carrier-added [11C]methyl triflate as the alkylating agent, 140-190 mCi (5.1-7.0 GBq) of (R)-(-)-[11C]Deprenyl was obtained within 30 min of radiosynthesis (including HPLC purification and formulation) with specific radioactivities ranging from 0.8 to 1.2 Ci/μmol (29.644.4 GBq/μmol). The high efficiency of these radiosyntheses allows for multi-injection protocols and kinetic approaches for absolute quantification of the tracer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 803-811 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbon-11
- Deprenyl
- MAO
- Monoamine oxidase
- PET
- Positron emission tomography