Synthesis of 3′‐deoxy‐3′‐[
<sup>18</sup>
F]fluoro‐thymidine with 2,3′‐anhydro‐5′‐
<i>O</i>
‐(4,4′‐dimethoxytrityl)‐thymidine
作者:C. Wodarski、J. Eisenbarth、K. Weber、M. Henze、U. Haberkorn、M. Eisenhut
DOI:10.1002/1099-1344(20001030)43:12<1211::aid-jlcr408>3.0.co;2-#
日期:2000.10.30
[C-11]Thymidine has been used as a proliferation marker in positron-emission-tomography (PET) studies of tumors. This compound showed metabolite related problems and the radiosynthesis proved to be difficult. Recently, the more stable 3'-deoxy-3'-[F-18]fluorothymidine ([F-18]FLT) has been suggested as an alternative. One advantage of [F-18]FLT is based on thymidine kinase-1 catalyzed phosphorylation of FLT and the intracellular accumulation of this metabolite without participation in DNA synthesis. The radiosynthesis of [F-18]FLT originally designed by Grierson et al. was found to be demanding especially regarding the workup df the [F-18]fluoride/1-(2-deoxy-3 -O-nosyl-5-O-DMT-beta -D-threo-pento-furanosyl)-3-DMBn-thymine reaction mixture. Instead, we us ed 2,3'-anhydro-5'-0-(4,4'-dimethoxytrityl) thymi dine as a precursor for the synthesis of [F-18]FLT. In DMSO at 175 degreesC and in presence of Kryptofix(R) 2.2.2. we obtained 5.6+/-1,4 % [F-18]FLT (EOS).