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A new precursor for the preparation of 6-[18F]-fluoro-L-m-tyrosine (FMT): Efficient synthesis and comparison of radiolabeling

Journal Article · · Applied Radiation and Isotopes

For the electrophilic preparation of 6-[18F]-Fluoro-L-m-tyrosine (FMT), a PET tracer for measuring changes in dopaminergic function in movement disorders, a novel precursor, N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-6-trimethylstannnyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester, was synthesized in four steps and 26 percent yield starting from L-m-tyrosine. FMT produced by two methods at two institutions was comparable in decay corrected yield, 25-26 percent, and quality (chemical, enantiomeric, and radiochemical purity and specific activity) as that obtained with the original N-trifluoroacetyl-3-acetyl-6-trimethylstannyl-L-m-tyrosine ethyl ester FMT precursor.

Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Medical Science Division; Subcontract from Dr. Krys Bankiewicz Department of Neurological Surgery. University of California San Francisco (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
837400
Report Number(s):
LBNL--54291
Journal Information:
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Journal Name: Applied Radiation and Isotopes Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English