Radiosynthesis of new [90Y]-DOTA-based maleimide reagents suitable for the prelabeling of thiol-bearing L-oligonucleotides and peptides.

We describe the radiosynthesis of two new [(90)Y]-DOTA-based maleimide reagents, suitable for the mild radiolabeling of L-RNAs and peptides modified with thiol-bearing linkers. The synthesis procedure of both maleimide-bearing (90)Y complexes, [{(2S)-2-[4-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzyl]-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl}tetraacetato][(90)Y]yttrate(1-)([(90)Y]3) and [{(2S)-2-(4-{[4-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)butanoyl]amino}benzyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraaza-cyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl]tetraacetato}[(90)Y]yttrate(1-)([(90)Y]4), was optimized in terms of an easy purification method via solid-phase extraction (SPE). Application as well as reactivity of both maleimide reagents were initially evaluated by the prelabeling of glutathione (GSH) and a thiol-modified 12mer L-RNA as model substances.

An 86Y-labeled mirror-image oligonucleotide: influence of Y-DOTA isomers on the biodistribution in rats.

A mirror-image oligonucleotide (L-RNA) was radiolabeled with the positron emitting radionuclide (86)Y (t(1/2) = 14.7 h) via the bifunctional chelator approach. DOTA-modification of the L-RNA (sequence: 5'-aminohexyl UGA CUG ACU GAC-3'; MW 3975) was performed using (S)-p-SCN-Bn-DOTA.