title: Catalytic synthesis of amino acid and peptide derivatized gadonanotubes.
abstract: A new Rh(6)(CO)(16)-catalyzed functionalization of gadonanotube MRI probes offers the opportunity to prepare a number of amino acid and peptide derivatized gadonanotubes under RT conditions, containing, for example, the cyclic RGD peptide for the biological targeting of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, and the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, MS 60, P.O. Box 1892, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA.
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mackeyev
authors.forename: Keith B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: Jeyarama S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ananta
authors.forename: Adrian V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Lon J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D045333:Nanotubes, Peptide / Q000737:chemistry*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D045333:Nanotubes, Peptide; D009842:Oligopeptides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D012238:Rhodium