## Abstract Labelled oligonucleotides are new imaging tools to study gene expression at the nucleic acid and protein levels. We have previously developed a universal method to label oligonucleotides at their 3′‐end with radiohalogens and particularly with fluorine‐18, the most widely used positron‐
Automated radiosynthesis of N-(4-[18F]fluorobenzyl)-2-bromoacetamide: an F-18-labeled reagent for the prosthetic radiolabeling of oligonucleotides
✍ Scribed by Ingrid Koslowsky; Soraya Shahhosseini; John Wilson; John Mercer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-2135
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The potential for radiolabeled antisense oligonucleotides to image gene expression combined with the enhanced resolution of positron‐emission tomography justifies the continued interest in the development of oligonucleotides tagged with positron‐emitting radionuclides. The radiolabeling of oligonucleotides is a multi‐step process and may require handling large amounts of radioactivity initially. A previously reported method for radiolabeling oligonucleotides with N‐(4‐[^18^F]fluorobenzyl)‐2‐bromoacetamide was adapted for use in a commercially available automated synthesis unit by linking two reaction trains. The yield of N‐(4‐[^18^F]fluorobenzyl)‐2‐bromoacetamide ranged from 3 to 18% and the synthesis was completed within 1 h. Challenges in using this unit included the maintenance of anhydrous conditions for the effective reduction of 4‐[^18^F]fluorobenzonitrile. Preliminary results indicated that a mean yield of 36% could be obtained upon incubation of an oligonucleotide with N–(4‐[^18^F]fluorobenzyl)‐2‐bromoacetamide. The entire synthesis could be performed within 3 h. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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