Published November 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

A simple decontamination procedure for unintended iodide impurity during [11C]methionine production

  • 1. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine (Korea, Republic of)

Description

A solid-phase extraction cartridge method is a widely used carbon-11 labeling method for obtaining [11C]methionine. Although the process is convenient and efficient, unintended impurity sometimes observed in the final product owing to contamination by volatile iodide generated during [11C]CH3I production. Herein, we suggest a simple method to eliminate impurities contained in [11C]methionine solution using an anion-exchange resin cartridge.

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
322
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 933-939
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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