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Bifunctional chelate, 6,6′-(2-aminoethylazanediyl)bis(methylene)dipicolinic acid (H2pentapa-en-NH2), has been synthesized and labeled with 99mTc with a specific activity of 135–140 MBq μmol−1 in >95% yield. The in vitro stability of the labeled chelate in both PBS and human serum shows only 85% yield and labeled with 99mTc in 96.2% radiochemical yield with a specific activity of 110–125 MBq μmol−1. The conjugate probe exhibited high serum stability (>94% at 24 h). The in vivo blood kinetic studies of radiocomplexes of H2pentapa-en-NH2 and its methionine conjugated derivative exhibited fast clearance with t1/2(F) = 32 ± 0.14 min, t1/2(S) = 4 h 20 min ± 0.21 min and t1/2(F) = 27 ± 0.3 min, t1/2(S) = 4 h 01 min ± 0.11 min, respectively. In vivo scintigraphy and ex vivo biodistribution studies in EAT tumor bearing mice demonstrated a high retention of H2pentapa-en-met2 at the site of the tumor with tumor to muscle ratio of 6.52 at 1 h, indicating the high specificity of 99mTc-pentapa-en-met2 toward tumors. |
