A One-Pot Three-Component Double-Click Method for Synthesis of [67Cu]-Labeled Biomolecular Radiotherapeutics

Sci Rep. 2017 May 15;7(1):1912. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-02123-2.

Abstract

A one-pot three-component double-click process for preparing tumor-targeting agents for cancer radiotherapy is described here. By utilizing DOTA (or NOTA) containing tetrazines and the TCO-substituted aldehyde, the two click reactions, the tetrazine ligation (an inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder cycloaddition) and the RIKEN click (a rapid 6π-azaelectrocyclization), could simultaneously proceed under mild conditions to afford covalent attachment of the metal chelator DOTA or NOTA to biomolecules such as to albumin and anti-IGSF4 antibody without altering their activities. Subsequently, radiolabeling of DOTA- or NOTA-attached albumin and anti-IGSF4 antibody (an anti-tumor-targeting antibody) with [67Cu], a β--emitting radionuclide, could be achieved in a highly efficient manner via a simple chelation with DOTA proving to be a more superior chelator than NOTA. Our work provides a new and operationally simple method for introducing the [67Cu] isotope even in large quantities to biomolecules, thereby representing an important process for preparations of clinically relevant tumor-targeting agents for radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Albumins / chemistry
  • Antibodies / chemistry
  • Click Chemistry* / methods
  • Copper Radioisotopes* / chemistry
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemical synthesis*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemistry

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Antibodies
  • Copper Radioisotopes
  • Copper-67
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radiopharmaceuticals