Abstract:We review several PET studies of chiral molecules which have been carried out in our laboratory. In many cases the enantiomers behave differently, reflecting factors such as differential specificity for enzymes and transporters and binding to plasma proteins, as well as selective binding to receptors. These studies demonstrate that PET imaging is a suitable method to investigate the behavior of a chiral drug in the human body and is a powerful tool in drug development. It is important to emphasize the essentia… Show more
“…Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (S N Ar) is a particularly useful transformation for preparing fluorinated radiotracers for positron emission tomography (PET) [1][2][3][4][5]. Advantages of using nucleophilic reactions for the introduction of [ 18 F] fluoride include the high chemical yields, excellent regioselectivity, and the high radiochemical purity associated with radiotracers prepared by this technique.…”
“…Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (S N Ar) is a particularly useful transformation for preparing fluorinated radiotracers for positron emission tomography (PET) [1][2][3][4][5]. Advantages of using nucleophilic reactions for the introduction of [ 18 F] fluoride include the high chemical yields, excellent regioselectivity, and the high radiochemical purity associated with radiotracers prepared by this technique.…”
“…Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful in vivo imaging technique for healthcare and drug development. [1][2][3][4] Provided the appropriately labeled radiotracers can be synthesized, the sensitivity of PET makes it useful to study physiology, pharmacokinetics and modes of action of novel and established drugs. 5,6 The most common positron emitting radioisotopes for the labeling of organic molecules are 11 C (t 1/2 = 20.4 min.)…”
“…The relative advantages and disadvantages of labelling radiopharmaceuticals with specific radionuclides have been discussed in many articles. General aspects concerning the use of cyclotron produced radioisotopes for positron emission tomography have been reviewed, 209 and the roles of carbon-11 and fluorine-18 in nuclear medicine compared, [210][211][212][213] both from the radiochemical and clinical point of view. The use of rhenium-188 labelled biomolecules 214 and the potential of selenium-73 215 and tin-117m 216 have also been crtitcally considered.…”
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