Author(s)

M. Onega, J. Domarkas, H. Deng, L. F. Schweiger, T. A. D. Smith, A. E. Welch, C. Plisson, A. D. Gee, D. O'Hagan

ISBN

1359-7345

Publication year

2010

Periodical

Chemical Communications

Periodical Number

1

Volume

46

Pages

139-141

Author Address

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An efficient two-step, one-pot, biotransformation involving the fluorinase enzyme is described for the synthesis of 5-deoxy-5[F-18]fluororibose, a novel [F-18]-fluorinated sugar suitable for positron emission tomography (PET) applications.