Radioactive iodine-labeled compound
View Patent ↗A radioactive iodine-labeled compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein X represents a radioactive iodine atom which may substitute at an arbitrary position on the benzene ring (preferably 123 I, 125 I and the like.), n represents an integer of 1 to 3, R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, Y represents an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (preferably methylene group), M represents a counter ion, and m represents the number of ions required to neutralize the charge of the molecule. A radioactive iodine-labeled compound that can selectively accumulate in tumor cells or tumor tissue and a scintillation imaging agent containing the compound are provided.
1. A scintigraphy imaging agent for imaging of a tumor site, which comprises a radioactive iodine-labeled compound represented by the following formula (I):
wherein X represents a radioactive iodine atom which may substitute at an arbitrary position on the benzene ring, n represents an integer of 1 to 3, R 1 and R 2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, Y represents an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, M represents a counter ion, and m represents the number of ions required to neutralize the charge of the molecule.