title: Radiopharmaceuticals. 16. Halogenated dopamine analogs. Synthesis and radiolabeling of 6-iododopamine and tissue distribution studies in animals.
abstract: A simple halogenated derivative of dopamine, 6-iododopamine (1), has been synthesized using two different methods. These synthetic sequences have been applied to the radiolabeling of 1 with carbon-11, iodine-131, and iodine-123. The tissue distribution of 1 in mice, dogs, and rats was determined. The ratio of radioactivity (%/g) in the adrenal medulla-kidney in dogs increases from 3.45 at 2 h postinjection to 33.3 at 24 h postinjection. Thyroid uptakes in mice, dogs, and rats show that in vivo deiodination of 1 is not significant.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D004285:Dogs; D006207:Half-Life; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008722:Methods; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes