Technetium (99mTc) exametazime

Technetium (99mTc) exametazime is a radiopharmaceutical sold under the trade name Ceretec, and is used by nuclear medicine physicians for the detection of altered regional cerebral perfusion in stroke[1] and other cerebrovascular diseases. It can also be used for the labelling of leukocytes to localise intra-abdominal infections[2] and inflammatory bowel disease.[3] Exametazime (the part without technetium) is sometimes referred to as hexamethylpropylene amine oxime or HMPAO, although correct chemical names are:[4]

  • (NE)-N-[(3R)-3-[[3-[[(2R,3E)-3-hydroxyiminobutan-2-yl]amino]-2,2-dimethylpropyl]amino]butan-2-ylidene]hydroxylamine
  • or 3,3'-((2,2,-dimethyl-1,3-propanediyl)diimino)bis-2-butanone dioxime.
Technetium (99mTc) exametazime
Clinical data
Trade namesCeretec
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
    Routes of
    administration    		Intravenous
    ATC code
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    Identifiers
    CAS Number
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    Chemical and physical data
    FormulaC13H25N4O3Tc
    Molar mass383 g·mol−1
    3D model (JSmol)
    Chiralityracemic
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    Chemistry
    One of the two enantiomers of exametazime

    The drug consists of exametazime as a chelating agent for the radioisotope technetium-99m. Both enantiomeric forms of exametazime are used—the drug is racemic.[5] The third stereoisomer of this structure, the meso form, is not included.

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    References
    1. Moretti JL, Defer G, Cinotti L, Cesaro P, Degos JD, Vigneron N, et al. (1990). ""Luxury perfusion" with 99mTc-HMPAO and 123I-IMP SPECT imaging during the subacute phase of stroke". European Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 16 (1): 17–22. doi:10.1007/BF01566007. PMID 2307169.
    2. Weldon MJ, Joseph AE, French A, Saverymuttu SH, Maxwell JD (October 1995). "Comparison of 99m technetium hexamethylpropylene-amine oxime labelled leucocyte with 111-indium tropolonate labelled granulocyte scanning and ultrasound in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal abscess". Gut. 37 (4): 557–64. doi:10.1136/gut.37.4.557. PMC 1382910. PMID 7489945.
    3. Ui K, Yamaguchi T (December 1991). "[Therapy and diagnosis of emergency shock patients]". Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine. 80 (12): 1892–6. PMID 1804909.
    4. "Exametazime". PubChem. National Institutes of Health.
    5. "Monography in the European Pharmacopoeia" (PDF).
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