2023
Detailed radiosynthesis of [18F]mG4P027 as a positron emission tomography radiotracer for mGluR4
Wang J, Moon S, Cleary M, Shoup T, Fakhri G, Zhang Z, Brownell A. Detailed radiosynthesis of [18F]mG4P027 as a positron emission tomography radiotracer for mGluR4. Journal Of Labelled Compounds And Radiopharmaceuticals 2023, 66: 34-40. PMID: 36593743, PMCID: PMC9985952, DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.4011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate receptor 4Glutamate receptor 4Positron emission tomography radiotracersReceptor 4MGluR4PET radiotracers
2022
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of [18F]mG2P026 as a High-Contrast PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2
Yuan G, Dhaynaut M, Guehl N, Afshar S, Huynh D, Moon S, Iyengar S, Jain M, Pickett J, Kang H, Ondrechen M, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brownell A. Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of [18F]mG2P026 as a High-Contrast PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2022, 65: 9939-9954. PMID: 35802702, PMCID: PMC9434700, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsMetabotropic glutamate receptor 2Glutamate receptor 2Cu-mediated radiofluorinationPET imaging ligandsReceptor 2High molar activityExcellent radiochemical purityGloSensor assayPositron emission tomography radiotracersClasses of positive allosteric modulatorsNon-human primatesJNJ-46356479Radiochemical yieldBrain heterogeneityAllosteric modulatorsBrain uptakeMGluR2Molar activityLigandBrainBrain permeabilityImaging ligandsBinding kineticsMetabotropic