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Federica Guarra

124I Radiolabeling of a AuIII‐NHC Complex for In Vivo Biodistribution Studies†

Abstract AuIII complexes with N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have shown remarkable potential as anticancer agents, yet their fate in vivo has not been thoroughly examined and understood. Reported herein is the synthesis of new AuIII‐NHC complexes by direct oxidation with radioactive [124I]I2 as a valuable strategy to monitor the in vivo biodistribution of this class of compounds using positron emission tomography (PET). While in vitro analyses provide direct evidence for the importance of AuIII‐to‐AuI reduction to achieve full anticancer activity, in vivo studies reveal that a fraction of the AuIII‐NHC prodrug is not immediately reduced after administration but able to reach the major…

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CCDC 1989307: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Federica Guarra, Alessio Terenzi, Christine Pirker, Rossana Passannante, Dina Baier, Ennio Zangrando, Vanessa G��mez���Vallejo, Tarita Biver, Chiara Gabbiani, Walter Berger, Jordi Llop, Luca Salassa|2020|Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.|59|17130|doi:10.1002/anie.202008046

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CCDC 1989306: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Federica Guarra, Alessio Terenzi, Christine Pirker, Rossana Passannante, Dina Baier, Ennio Zangrando, Vanessa G��mez���Vallejo, Tarita Biver, Chiara Gabbiani, Walter Berger, Jordi Llop, Luca Salassa|2020|Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.|59|17130|doi:10.1002/anie.202008046

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