Comparison of macrocyclic and acyclic chelators for gallium-68 radiolabelling

Maria Iris Tsionou, Caroline E. Knapp, Calum A. Foley, Catherine R. Munteanu, Andrew Cakebread, Cinzia Imberti, Thomas R. Eykyn, Jennifer D. Young, Brett M. Paterson, Philip J. Blower

RSC Advances · 2017 · 167 citations · 68 references

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A range of macrocyclic and acyclic chelators have been reacted with the PET isotope, gallium-68, and their radiolabelling efficiencies have been compared. Structural data for complexes of HBED with Ga<sup>3+</sup> are reported.

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