Abstract:
Objective To study an easy and fast method for the radiofluorination of amino acid derivatives.
Methods The radiosynthesis procedure was divided into 3 steps:(1) Synthesis of
18F
2gas by
20Ne (d,α)
18F reaction in cyclotron. (2) By passing through a specific column,
18F
2 gas was converted into CH
3COO
18F. (3) Fluorinated amino acid derivatives were synthesized by direct electrophilic reaction between amino acids and CH
3COO
18F.
Results It took about 45 minutes to fulfill the whole synthesis procedure. The radioactivity yield rate, radiochemistry purity and pH value was about 60%, >95% and about 7 respectively. Both sterility and apyrogenicity test showed negative result. All these results guaranteed the following animal study and clinical application.
Conclusion It is suggested that electrophilic radiofluorination reaction is an easy and fast way for the radiolabeling of amino acid derivatives.