O-(2-Fluorethyl)-L-thyrosine

O-(2-Fluorethyl)-L-thyrosine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(2S)-2-Amino-3-[4-(2-fluoroethoxy)phenyl]propanoic acid
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
intravenous
Identifiers
PubChem CID 54255856
UNII 3Y68K91A3M
Synonyms 18F-FET; O-(2-(18F)fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine, O-(2-fluoroethyl)tyrosine, L-(18F)FET[1]
Chemical data
Formula C11H14FNO3
Molar mass 227.23 g/mol

O-(2-Fluorethyl)-L-thyrosine or 18F-FET is an neuro-oncologic PET tracer.[2]

References

  1. CID 54255856 from PubChem
  2. Galldiks, N.; Stoffels, G.; Filss, C.; Rapp, M.; Blau, T.; Tscherpel, C.; Ceccon, G.; Dunkl, V.; Weinzierl, M.; Stoffel, M.; Sabel, M.; Fink, G. R.; Shah, N. J.; Langen, K.-J. (2015). "The use of dynamic O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET in the diagnosis of patients with progressive and recurrent glioma". Neuro-Oncology. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nov088.
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