Synthesis of [18F]fluoro-pivalic acid: An improved PET imaging probe for the fatty acid synthesis pathway in tumours

F. Pisaneschi, Timothy H. Witney, L. Iddon, E.O. Aboagye

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Abstract

[18F]Fluoro-pivalic acid ([18F]FPIA), an analogue of [18F]fluoroacetate bearing a dimethyl moiety on C-2, has been radiosynthesised and evaluated in vivo. [18F]FPIA has high tumour uptake and, unlike [18F]fluoroacetate, does not defluorinate. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1350-1353
Number of pages4
JournalMedChemComm
Volume4
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jul 2013

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