Rapid solid phase synthesis and biodistribution of 18F-labelled linear peptides.

A rapid method for radiolabelling short peptides with 18F ( t(1/2)=109.7 min) for use in positron emission tomography (PET) was developed. Linear peptides (13mers) were synthesised using solid phase peptide synthesis and 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) chemistry.