Diphenylpropynone derivatives as probes
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Masahiro Ono; Hiroyuki Watanabe; Rumi Watanabe; Mamoru Haratake; Morio Nakayama;
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Article
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2011
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A new series of diphenylpropynone (DPP) derivatives for use in vivo to image β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) were synthesized and characterized. Binding experiments in vitro revealed high affinity for Aβ (1-42) aggregates at a K(i) value ranging from 6 t