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
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.