Preparation, purification, and characterization of lanthanide complexes for use as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging

Polyaminopolycarboxylate-based ligands are commonly used to chelate lanthanide ions, and the resulting complexes are useful as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Many commercially available ligands are especially useful because they contain functional groups that allow for fast, h...

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Published inJournal of visualized experiments no. 53
Main Authors Averill, Derek J, Garcia, Joel, Siriwardena-Mahanama, Buddhima N, Vithanarachchi, Sashiprabha M, Allen, Matthew J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States MyJove Corporation 21.07.2011
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Summary:Polyaminopolycarboxylate-based ligands are commonly used to chelate lanthanide ions, and the resulting complexes are useful as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Many commercially available ligands are especially useful because they contain functional groups that allow for fast, high-purity, and high-yielding conjugation to macromolecules and biomolecules via amine-reactive activated esters and isothiocyanate groups or thiol-reactive maleimides. While metalation of these ligands is considered common knowledge in the field of bioconjugation chemistry, subtle differences in metalation procedures must be taken into account when selecting metal starting materials. Furthermore, multiple options for purification and characterization exist, and selection of the most effective procedure partially depends on the selection of starting materials. These subtle differences are often neglected in published protocols. Here, our goal is to demonstrate common methods for metalation, purification, and characterization of lanthanide complexes that can be used as contrast agents for MRI (Figure 1). We expect that this publication will enable biomedical scientists to incorporate lanthanide complexation reactions into their repertoire of commonly used reactions by easing the selection of starting materials and purification methods.
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Correspondence to: Matthew J. Allen at mallen@chem.wayne.edu
ISSN:1940-087X
1940-087X
DOI:10.3791/2844