Abstract
Five indolealkylamines (N,N-dimethyltryptamine, N-methyltryptamine, bufotenine, O-methylbufotenine, N,N,N-trimethyltryptamine iodide) were labeled with 11C by use of 11CH 3I. The labeled compounds were synthesized with a radiochemical yield of 2–50% (based on trapped 11CH 3I) in 20–35 min with radiochemical purities of more than 92%. The tissue distributions of these labeled compounds were investigated in rats. In all cases, the accumulations in the liver, lung and small intestine were high. [ 11C]DMT and [ 11C]OMB also accumulated to a large extent in the brain, where their accumulation was retained. Brain uptake of three other radiopharmaceuticals was low. [ 11C]DMT is the radiopharmaceutical of choice for the study of the serotonin action mechanism in the brain, because it has the highest radiochemical yield and the highest brain uptake of these 11C-labeled compounds.
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