Two new bifunctional tris(hydroxypyridinone) (THP) chelators designed specifically for rapid labeling with 68Ga have been synthesized, each with pendant isothiocyanate groups and three 1,6-dimethyl-3-hydroxypyridin-4-one groups. Both compounds have been conjugated with the primary amine group of a cyclic integrin targeting peptide, RGD. Each conjugate can be radiolabeled and formulated by treatment with generator-produced 68Ga3+ in over 95 % radiochemical yield under ambient conditions in less than 5 min, with specific activities of 60 - 80 MBq nmol-1.

 

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