Nitrogen-15 and Fluorine-19 Relaxation Dynamics and Spin-Relayed SABRE-SHEATH Hyperpolarization of Fluoro-[15N3]metronidazole

Efficient 15N-hyperpolarization of [15N3]metronidazole was reported previously using the Signal Amplification By Reversible Exchange in SHield Enabled Alignment Transfer (SABRE-SHEATH) technique. This hyperpolarized FDA-approved antibiotic is a potential contrast agent because it can be administered in a large dose and because previous studies revealed long-lasting HP states with exponential decay constant T1 values of up to 10 min. Possible hypoxia-sensing applications have been proposed using hyperpolarized [15N3]metronidazole. In this work, we report on the functionalization of [15N3]metronidazole with a fluorine-19 moiety via a one-step reaction to substitute the -OH group. SABRE-SHEATH hyperpolarization studies of fluoro-[15N3]metronidazole revealed efficient hyperpolarization of all three 15N sites with maximum %P15N values ranging from 4.2 to 6.2%, indicating efficient spin-relayed polarization transfer in microtesla fields via the network formed by 2J15N-15N. The corresponding 15N to 19F spin-relayed polarization transfer was found to be far less efficient with %P19F of 0.16%, i.e., more than an order of magnitude lower than that of 15N. Relaxation dynamics studies in microtesla fields support a spin-relayed polarization transfer mechanism because all 15N and 19F spins share the same T1 value of ca. 16-20 s and the same magnetic field profile for the SABRE-SHEATH polarization process. We envision the use of fluoro-[15N3]metronidazole as a potential hypoxia sensor. It is anticipated that under hypoxic conditions, the nitro group of fluoro-[15N3]metronidazole undergoes electronic stepwise reduction to an amino derivative. Ab initio calculations of 15N and 19F chemical shifts of fluoro-[15N3]metronidazole and its putative hypoxia-induced metabolites clearly indicate that the chemical shift dispersions of all three 15N sites and the 19F site are large enough to enable the envisioned hypoxia-sensing approaches.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:127

Enthalten in:

The journal of physical chemistry. A - 127(2023), 23 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 5018-5029

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kabir, Mohammad S H [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Sameer M [VerfasserIn]
Samoilenko, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Adelabu, Isaiah [VerfasserIn]
Nantogma, Shiraz [VerfasserIn]
Gelovani, Juri G [VerfasserIn]
Goodson, Boyd M [VerfasserIn]
Chekmenev, Eduard Y [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

140QMO216E
284SYP0193
Fluorine
Journal Article
Metronidazole
Nitrogen Isotopes
Nitrogen-15

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Date Completed 16.06.2023

Date Revised 16.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jpca.3c02317

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357805267