Synonyms: SMS 204,090 | TOC | Tyr3-SMS 201,995
Compound class:
Peptide or derivative
Comment: This is an analogue of octreotide. Tyr3-octreotide can be radio-labelled (e.g. with technetium-99) for use in nuclear medicine to image neuroendocrine tumours expressing the somatostatin receptor [1].
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References |
1. Orocio-Rodríguez E, Ferro-Flores G, Santos-Cuevas CL, Ramírez Fde M, Ocampo-García BE, Azorín-Vega E, Sánchez-García FM. (2015)
Two Novel Nanosized Radiolabeled Analogues of Somatostatin for Neuroendocrine Tumor Imaging. J Nanosci Nanotechnol, 15 (6): 4159-69. [PMID:26369025] |