title: Synthesis of hybrid distamycin-cysteine labeled with 99mTc: a model for a novel class of cancer imaging agents.
abstract: The synthesis of a hybrid constituted by distamycin A and cysteine labeled with the gamma-emitting radionuclide 99mTc to afford the conjugate complex 5 is reported. This new radiopharmaceutical is of potential interest as tumor imaging agent in diagnostic nuclear medicine. The preparation of the hybrid distamycin A-cysteine 4 has been achieved by coupling deformyldistamycin A and Boc-Dmt-OH. Compound 4 was then successfully labeled with 99mTc by reaction with the novel, high-electrophilic, metal-containing fragment [99mTc(N)(PP)]2+ (PP = diphosphine ligand) yielding the 1:1 complex 5.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara, Italy. pgb@dns.unife.it
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Baraldi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duatti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolzati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piffanelli
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mischiati
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gambari
mesh_terms: D003545:Cysteine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004214:Distamycins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D004214:Distamycins; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C030000:stallimycin; D003545:Cysteine