Published August 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Automated synthesis of 3'-Deoxy-3'-Fluorothymidine as metabolize imaging agent

  • 1. Shandong Tumor Hospital, Jinan (China). PET-CT Center

Description

3'-Deoxy-3'-Fluorothymidine (18F-FLT) is synthesized by 'BAThy' method at Tracerlab FXf-N system. By using 5'-O-benzoyl-2,3-anhydro-thymidine (BAThy) as the precursor, 18F-FLT is obtained by two step reactions, including the nucleophilic fluoration and hydrolysis. The synthesis can be completed about 50 min. The radiochemical yield and radiochemical purity are about 10% and 95%, respectively. The procedure is guide simple and automated synthesis. (authors)

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Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 174-177
ISSN
0253-9950

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Notes
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