Last-Step Pd-Mediated [11C]CO Labeling of a Moxestrol-Conjugated o-Iodobenzyl Alcohol: From Model Experiments to in Vivo Positron Emission Tomography Studies

Bioconjug Chem. 2017 Nov 15;28(11):2887-2894. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00583. Epub 2017 Oct 27.

Abstract

The fast, efficient, and functional group tolerant last-step radiolabeling of bioconjugates is crucial for positron emission tomography (PET) applications. In this context, o-iodobenzyl alcohol based structures were identified as ideal tags for an easy Pd-catalyzed carbonylation after bioconjugation, and a moxestrol-conjugated precursor was chosen as the model compound for the further studies. Despite scale and time constraints, conditions developed with [12C]CO and [13C]CO were easily transferred to the 11C isotope, and the desired radioactive product was obtained in amounts up to 740 MBq with radiochemical purities higher than 99%. Radio-high-performance liquid chromatography analyses of rat blood samples demonstrated excellent in vivo stability within the time of the acquisition. MicroPET-magnetic resonance imaging showed excretion pathways similar to moxestrol, and molecular modeling was also performed to evaluate the potential ability of this conjugate to bind estrogen receptors α. Thus, being both synthetically and biologically suitable, this strategy clears the path to potential novel biotracers for preclinical PET imaging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzyl Alcohol / chemical synthesis
  • Benzyl Alcohol / chemistry*
  • Benzyl Alcohol / metabolism
  • Carbon Monoxide / chemical synthesis
  • Carbon Monoxide / chemistry*
  • Carbon Radioisotopes / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Estrogen Receptor alpha / metabolism
  • Ethinyl Estradiol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Ethinyl Estradiol / chemical synthesis
  • Ethinyl Estradiol / chemistry
  • Ethinyl Estradiol / metabolism
  • Female
  • Halogenation
  • Isotope Labeling / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Palladium / chemistry*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography* / methods
  • Rats

Substances

  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Estrogen Receptor alpha
  • Ethinyl Estradiol
  • Palladium
  • moxestrol
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Benzyl Alcohol