Synthesis and characterisation of bismacrocyclic DO3A-amide derivatives – an approach towards metal-responsive PARACEST agents
Use this link to cite
http://hdl.handle.net/2183/24235Collections
- GI-REACT! - Artigos [113]
Metadata
Show full item recordTitle
Synthesis and characterisation of bismacrocyclic DO3A-amide derivatives – an approach towards metal-responsive PARACEST agentsAuthor(s)
Date
2016-02-26Citation
N. Cakić, T. Verbić, R. M. Jelić, C. Platas-Iglesias and G. Angelovski, Dalt. Trans., 2016, 45, 6555–6565.
Abstract
[Abstract] Three new bismacrocyclic Ln3+ chelates consisting of triamide derivatives of cyclen with glycine, methyl and tert-butyl substituents (L1–3, respectively) linked to an acyclic EGTA-derived calcium chelator were synthesised as potential MRI contrast agents (EGTA – ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid). Eu3+ and Yb3+ complexes of L1–3 were investigated as chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) agents. Moderate to minor CEST effects were observed for Eu2L1, Eu2L2 and Yb2L2 complexes in the absence of Ca2+, with negligible changes upon addition of this metal ion. Luminescence steady-state emission and lifetime experiments did not reveal any changes in the coordination environment of the complexes, while the number of inner-sphere water molecules remained constant in the absence and presence of Ca2+. The protonation constants of Eu2L1 and Eu2L2 and stability constants of their complexes with Ca2+, Mg2+ and Zn2+ were determined by means of potentiometric titrations. The results show that the charge of the complex dramatically affects the protonation constants of the EGTA-binding unit. The stability constants of the complexes formed with Ca2+, Mg2+ and Zn2+ are several orders of magnitude lower than those of EGTA. These findings indicate that the nature of Ln3+ chelates and their charge are the main reasons for the observed results and weaker response of these EGTA-derived triamide derivatives compared to their tricarboxylate analogues.
Keywords
Contrast agents
Lanthanides
Macrocycles
Magnetic resonance imaging
Complexes
Lanthanides
Macrocycles
Magnetic resonance imaging
Complexes
Editor version
Rights
Atribución 3.0 España
ISSN
1477-9234