A practical and pyrogen-free preparation of 11C-L-methionine in a good manufacturing practice-compliant approach

Aims: 11C-L-methionine, an amino acid tracer used to delineate certain tumor tissues, has proven to be a prevailing nonfluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical. We intended to prepare 11C-L-methionine by following modified synthetic strategies at a rebuilt working ar...

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Main Authors: Kang-Po Li, Ming-Kuan Hu, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Li-Fan Hsu, Ta-Kai Chou, Chyng-Yann Shiue, Daniel H Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2017;volume=37;issue=1;spage=7;epage=11;aulast=Li