The invention discloses novel radioactive 18F labeled
amino acid derivatives, which are used in research on tumor
positron emission
tomography (PET) imaging. The derivatives are characterized in that one end of the derivatives is provided with F substituted alkoxy benzoyl structure, and the other end of the derivatives is provided with alpha-
amino acid structure;
substituent R1 is positioned on an alpha site of carboxyl group and is
hydrogen,
methyl group,
ethyl group, propyl group,
isopropyl group, butyl group, methylthio-
ethyl group,
methyl acetate group or
propionate carbomethoxy group; R2 is methoxy group; and n is a number between 1 and 5. The R1 is
hydrogen,
methyl group,
ethyl group, propyl group,
isopropyl group, butyl group, methylthio-ethyl group,
methyl acetate group or
propionate carbomethoxy group; the R2 is
hydrogen; and the n is a number between 1 and 5. Compounds improve
fat solubility. Different
amino acid structures are introduced into the structure, and F in the structure is 19F and 18F. Compared with the prior art, the 18F labeled amino acid derivatives provided by the invention have better discrimination degree of biological distribution, the potential of being used as a
tumor imaging agent (particularly a
brain tumor imaging agent), as well as the characteristics of simple preparation and high labeling rate. The R1 is hydrogen,
methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group,
isopropyl group, butyl group, methylthio-ethyl group,
methyl acetate group or
propionate carbomethoxy group; the R2 is methoxy group; and the n is a number between 1 and 5. The R1 is hydrogen, methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, butyl group, methylthio-ethyl group, methyl acetate group or propionate carbomethoxy group; the R2 is hydrogen; and the n is a number between 1 and 5.