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(Development of gamma-emitting, receptor-binding radiotracers for imaging the brain and pancreas): Progress report, March 1, 1987-February 28, 1988

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5933191

3-Quinuclidinyl atrolactate (QNA) is an analogue of 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) which exhibits a 25-fold higher affinity for the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (m-AChR) from the corpus striatum than for the m-AChR from ventricular muscle. A radioiodinated derivative of QNA can be used to bind high affinity m-AChR selectively in the CNS. A simple method was developed to radioiodinate QNB which has been applied to QNA, using a milligram amount of QNA as substrate. Two reaction steps were involved: QNA was reacted with thallic trifluoroacetate at 60/sup 0/C for 24 hours in trifluoroacetic acid, then radioactive I-125/NaI and aluminum chloride were added to the reaction mixture and the reaction was allowed to continue at 70/sup 0/C for another 24 hours. The above reactions were carried out in a sealed ampule. High performance liquid chromatography was employed for the separation of reaction products. The mole ratio of QNA:aluminum chloride:thallic trifluoroacetate was 1:1:1. the radiochemical yield of (3-I-125)QNA was 8%. The specific activity was 35 Ci/mmole and the equilibrium association constant was 2.36 x 10/sup 7/ M/sup -1/. This low affinity indicates a stearic interaction in the 3-position of the phenyl ring of QNA. 1 fig.

Research Organization:
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AS05-82ER60039
OSTI ID:
5933191
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/60039-T3; ON: DE88002552
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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