Radiosynthesis and biological evaluation of N-[18F]labeled glutamic acid as a tumor metabolic imaging tracer.

We have previously reported that N-(2-[18F]fluoropropionyl)-L-methionine ([18F]FPMET) selectively accumulates in tumors. However, due to the poor pharmacokinetics of [18F]FPMET in vivo, the potential clinical translation of this observation is hampered. In this study, we rationally designed and synt...

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Main Authors: Kongzhen Hu, Kan Du, Ganghua Tang, Shaobo Yao, Hongliang Wang, Xiang Liang, Baoguo Yao, Tingting Huang, Linquan Zang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3969356?pdf=render