Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride

Fluorine-18 labelled prosthetic groups (PGs) are often necessary for radiolabelling sensitive biological molecules such as peptides and proteins. Several shortcomings, however, often diminish the final yield of radiotracer. In an attempt to provide higher yielding and operationally efficient tools f...

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Main Authors: Zhang, B., Pascali, G., Wyatt, N., Matesic, L., Klenner, M., Sia, T., Guastella, A., Massi, Massimiliano, Robinson, A., Fraser, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72165
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author Zhang, B.
Pascali, G.
Wyatt, N.
Matesic, L.
Klenner, M.
Sia, T.
Guastella, A.
Massi, Massimiliano
Robinson, A.
Fraser, B.
author_facet Zhang, B.
Pascali, G.
Wyatt, N.
Matesic, L.
Klenner, M.
Sia, T.
Guastella, A.
Massi, Massimiliano
Robinson, A.
Fraser, B.
author_sort Zhang, B.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Fluorine-18 labelled prosthetic groups (PGs) are often necessary for radiolabelling sensitive biological molecules such as peptides and proteins. Several shortcomings, however, often diminish the final yield of radiotracer. In an attempt to provide higher yielding and operationally efficient tools for radiolabelling biological molecules, we describe herein the first radiochemical synthesis of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride ([18F]ESF) and its Michael conjugation with amino acids and proteins. The synthesis of [18F]ESF was optimised using a microfluidic reactor under both carrier-added (c.a.) and no-carrier-added (n.c.a.) conditions, affording, in a straightforward procedure, 30-50% radiochemical yield (RCY) for c.a. [18F]ESF and 60-70% RCY for n.c.a. [18F]ESF. The conjugation reactions were performed at room temperature using 10 mg/mL precursor in aqueous/organic solvent mixtures for 15 min. The radiochemical stability of the final conjugates was evaluated in injectable formulation and rat serum, and resulted strongly substrate dependent and generally poor in rat serum. Therefore, in this work we have optimised a straightforward synthesis of [18F]ESF and its Michael conjugation with model compounds, without requiring chromatographic purification. However, given the general low stability of the final products, further studies will be required for improving conjugate stability, before assessing the use of this PG for PET imaging.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-721652019-06-20T05:41:42Z Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride Zhang, B. Pascali, G. Wyatt, N. Matesic, L. Klenner, M. Sia, T. Guastella, A. Massi, Massimiliano Robinson, A. Fraser, B. Fluorine-18 labelled prosthetic groups (PGs) are often necessary for radiolabelling sensitive biological molecules such as peptides and proteins. Several shortcomings, however, often diminish the final yield of radiotracer. In an attempt to provide higher yielding and operationally efficient tools for radiolabelling biological molecules, we describe herein the first radiochemical synthesis of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride ([18F]ESF) and its Michael conjugation with amino acids and proteins. The synthesis of [18F]ESF was optimised using a microfluidic reactor under both carrier-added (c.a.) and no-carrier-added (n.c.a.) conditions, affording, in a straightforward procedure, 30-50% radiochemical yield (RCY) for c.a. [18F]ESF and 60-70% RCY for n.c.a. [18F]ESF. The conjugation reactions were performed at room temperature using 10 mg/mL precursor in aqueous/organic solvent mixtures for 15 min. The radiochemical stability of the final conjugates was evaluated in injectable formulation and rat serum, and resulted strongly substrate dependent and generally poor in rat serum. Therefore, in this work we have optimised a straightforward synthesis of [18F]ESF and its Michael conjugation with model compounds, without requiring chromatographic purification. However, given the general low stability of the final products, further studies will be required for improving conjugate stability, before assessing the use of this PG for PET imaging. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72165 10.1002/jlcr.3667 fulltext
spellingShingle Zhang, B.
Pascali, G.
Wyatt, N.
Matesic, L.
Klenner, M.
Sia, T.
Guastella, A.
Massi, Massimiliano
Robinson, A.
Fraser, B.
Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride
title Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride
title_full Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride
title_fullStr Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride
title_short Synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride
title_sort synthesis, bioconjugation and stability studies of [18f]ethenesulfonyl fluoride
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72165