Abstract
Purpose
Oxime formation between an aminooxy-functionalized peptide and an 18F-labelled aldehyde has recently been introduced as a powerful method for the rapid one-step chemoselective synthesis of radiofluorinated peptides.
Materials and methods
Here, the potential of using routinely produced and thus readily available [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) as the aldehydic prosthetic group was investigated using an aminooxyacetyl-conjugated cyclic RGD peptide (cyclo(RGDfK(Aoa-(Boc)) as a model peptide.
Results
The use of [18F]FDG from routine production ([18F]FDGTUM) containing an excess of d-glucose did not allow the radiosynthesis of [18F]FDG-RGD in activities >37 MBq in reasonable yield, rendering the direct use of clinical grade [18F]FDG for the routine clinical synthesis of 18F-labelled peptides impossible. Using no-carrier-added (n.c.a.) [18F]FDG obtained via HPLC separation of [18F]FDGTUM from excess glucose, however, afforded [18F]FDG-RGD in yields of 56–93% (decay corrected) and activities up to 37 MBq. Suitable reaction conditions were 20 min at 120°C and pH 2.5, and a peptide concentration of 5 mM. In a preliminary in vivo biodistribution study in M21 melanoma-bearing nude mice, [18F]FDG-RGD showed increased tumour accumulation compared to the “gold standard” [18F]galacto-RGD (2.18 vs 1.49 %iD/g, respectively, at 120 min after injection), but also slightly increased uptake in non-target organs, leading to comparable tumour/organ ratios for both compounds.
Conclusion
These data demonstrate that chemoselective 18F-labelling of aminooxy-functionalized peptides using n.c.a. [18F]FDG represents a radiofluorination/glycosylation strategy that allows preparation of 18F-labelled peptides in high yield with suitable pharmacokinetics. As soon as the necessary n.c.a. preparation of [18F]FDG prior to reaction with the Aoa-peptide can be implemented in a fully automated [18F]FDG-synthesis, [18F]fluoroglucosylation of peptides may represent a promising alternative to currently used chemoselective one-step 18F-labelling protocols.
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Hultsch, C., Schottelius, M., Auernheimer, J. et al. 18F-Fluoroglucosylation of peptides, exemplified on cyclo(RGDfK). Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36, 1469–1474 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1122-0
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