A method of preparing functionalized elastomers, including epoxy ring-opening an epoxidized elastomer with a C.sub.1-C.sub.32 hydrocarbyl-substituted thiol to provide a functionalized elastomer comprising an epoxy functional group, a hydroxy functional group, and a C.sub.1-C.sub.32 hydrocarbyl-substituted thio functional group. The hydroxy functional group and the C.sub.1-C.sub.32 hydrocarbyl-substituted thio functional group are vicinal functional groups.

Conformationally restricted cyanine fluorophores, as well as methods of making and using the compounds, are described. The conformationally restricted cyanine fluorophores have a chemical structure according to Formula I, or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: ##STR00001##
wherein A is ##STR00002##
and wherein each “*” designates an attachment point of A.

The present invention relates to: a derivative in which glutamate-urea-Lysine (GUL) and isonitrile are linked by a linker; a radioisotope labeled compound comprising the derivative; and a pharmaceutical composition for treating and diagnosing prostate cancer, containing the derivative as an active ingredient. A derivative according to the present invention has high binding capacity for PSMA, which is expressed in prostate cancer, by acting as a multi-ligand through the binding of three or six derivatives to one atom of technetium or rhenium, has excellent stability in human serum when administered in vivo, and is excreted into the kidney rather than the hepatobiliary tract because of high water solubility so that a clear image of a prostate cancer tumor site can be obtained, and thus the present invention can be effectively usable as a pharmaceutical composition for treating or diagnosing prostate cancer.

Polycyclic compounds that are aromatic or partially aromatic, and are substituted with one or more alkyl groups having an amino group and a carboxylic acid group, and includes carbon quantum dots (CQDs) that contain these compounds. The compounds and CQDs have a selective affinity for cells that express LAT1 and for tumor cells, and can internalize within such cells. The compounds and CQDs are useful for imaging of such cells and for delivering cargo compounds to and into cells that express LAT1 and tumor cells. Methods for making and using these compounds and CQDs for bioimaging and targeting certain tissues, including tumors, are disclosed.

Kits for the preparation, synthesis, and delivery of compositions comprising a conjugate of a nucleoside analog, a chelator, and a label for use as imaging and therapeutic agents. The kits, as well as methods for their use, may be used in diagnosing, treating, or monitoring the progression of infectious diseases and/or symptoms or complications resulting from infection.

The present invention relates to compounds which bind and/or inhibit prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) comprising at least one group electron dense substituent (EDS), and at least one moiety which is amenable to radiolabeling; and therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof.

The present disclosure relates to a method for labeling a biomolecule, a fluorescent dye, or a nanoparticle compound with a radioisotope, comprising: (a) providing a cyclooctyne compound represented by the following formula (I) comprising the biomolecule, the fluorescent dye, or the nanoparticle compound which is bound to a cyclooctyne moiety of the cyclooctyne compound; and (b) reacting the cyclooctyne compound of formula (I) with a quinone compound represented by the following formula (II) to give a biomolecule, a fluorescent dye, or a nanoparticle compound labeled with the radioisotope: ##STR00001## in formula (I), (Z is the biomolecule, the fluorescent dye, or the nanoparticle compound) ##STR00002## in formula (II), (b is 0 or an integer from 1 to 10; L is CH.sub.2, —COO—, or —CONH—; M is the radioisotope).

Provided herein are compositions, systems, and methods for minimally-invasive assessment of toxicity-induced tissue injury. In particular, external (e.g., whole-body) scanning is employed to detect toxicity-induced injuries, such as those caused by chemotherapeutics.

The present invention relates to GIP(1-30) analogues which selectively bind and activate the GIP receptor and comprise a chelating moiety capable of binding a metal ion and their use, for example in PET imaging or for radiotherapy.

The present invention relates to compounds which bind and/or inhibit prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) comprising at least one group electron dense substituent (EDS), and at least one moiety which is amenable to radiolabeling; and therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof.