“Efficient cysteine labelling of peptides with N-succinimidyl 4-[18F]fluorobenzoate: stability study and in vivo biodistribution in rats by positron emission tomography ( PET)” by Santiago Rojas, Pau Nolis, Juan D. Gispert, Jan Spengler, Fernando Albericio, José R. Herance, Sergio Abad.  RSC Advances. 2013. DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40754C

A rapid and high-yielding cysteine labelling of peptides has been observed with the specific labelling agent for amines, N-succinimidyl 4-[¹⁸F]fluorobenzoate ([¹⁸F]SFB). Interestingly, NMR demonstrates that conjugation of the 4-fluorobenzoyl (FB) moiety is selectively achieved through a cysteine (Cys) thiol of the peptides with high yield (>80%) in short time (<5 min), while for a Cys amino acid derivative, a slow process has been observed. Continue reading NMR confirms cysteine labelling with SFB in peptides →