Synthesis of 2-iodo- and 2-phenyl[11C]melatonin: Potential PET tracers for melatonin binding sites

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1573-1579

  Chen, Jia Jun ^a   Fiehn Schtjlze, Brita ^a   Brough, Paul A ^b   Snieckus, Victor ^b   Firnau, Günter ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; AMINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONYLATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MELATONIN BINDING SITES; RADIOTRACERS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

2 IODOMELATONIN; 2 PHENYLMELATONIN; CARBON 11; CARBON DIOXIDE; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PINEAL BODY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLATION; BINDING SITES; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELATONIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0345020425     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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