Stable [57Co]-bleomycin complex with a very high specific radioactivity for use at very low concentrations

Autor: Lluis M. Mir, Jean Belehradek, B. Poddevin
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 173:259-264
ISSN: 0006-291X
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(05)81050-2
Popis: A method for the preparation of 57 Co-labelled bleomycin (BLM) possessing very high specific radioactivity and suitable for use at the nanomolar concentration range is described, and validated using a biological assay. Chelation of BLM with Co(II) results in a very stable complex. However, association does not occur below the micromolar concentration range. A nanomolar [ 57 Co]BLM solution with maximal specific radioactivity can be easily prepared, without handling unreasonable amounts of radioactivity, provided that : equimolar solutions of BLM and [ 57 Co]Cl 2 are first mixed at the micromolar concentration range and that the mixture is then diluted a thousand times to reach the nanomolar concentration range.
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