Cationic complex: (99m)Tc-N,N'-dimethyldiaminedithiol

Nucl Med Biol. 2002 Aug;29(6):711-7. doi: 10.1016/s0969-8051(02)00312-8.

Abstract

Diaminedithiol (DADT) or N-monosubstituted DADT is known to form lipophilic neutral chelates with technetium. As a result, they are used for brain imaging agents. However, 99mTc-N,N'-dimethylDADT has been demonstrated to have a positive charge and a lower lipophilicity (log P = 0.1) in this experiment. The results of a biodistribution study showed that most activity was found in the intestine after 1 hr, which is the evidence of bile excretion. Increased heart-uptake in mice suggests that this compound or its derivatives can be used as a myocardial-imaging agent.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cations / chemistry*
  • Chelating Agents
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Organotechnetium Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Organotechnetium Compounds / pharmacokinetics*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemical synthesis
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Whole-Body Counting

Substances

  • Cations
  • Chelating Agents
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • technetium 99m 2-methyl-1-(methyl(2-(methyl(2-methyl-2-sulfanylpropyl)amino)ethyl)amino)-2-propanethiol