Abstract
The conjugation of 4-N-(3-aminopropanyl)-2′-deoxy-2′,2′-difluorocytidine with 2-(p-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid (SCN-Bn-NOTA) ligand in 0.1 M Na2CO3 buffer (pH 11) at ambient temperature provided 4-N-alkylgemcitabine-NOTA chelator. Incubation of latter with excess of gallium(III) chloride (GaCl3) (0.6 N AcONa/H2O, pH = 9.3) over 15 min gave gallium 4-N-alkylgemcitabine-NOTA complex which was characterized by HRMS. Analogous [68Ga]-complexation of 4-N-alkylgemcitabine-NOTA conjugate proceeded with high labeling efficiency (94%–96%) with the radioligand almost exclusively found in the aqueous layer (∼95%). The high polarity of the gallium 4-N-alkylgemctiabine-NOTA complex resulted in rapid renal clearance of the 68Ga-labelled radioligand in BALB/c mice.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5624-5630 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 15 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 68-Gallium
- Gemcitabine
- NOTA
- Nucleosides
- PET imaging
- Prodrugs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry