Detection of Sulfatase Enzyme Activity with a CatalyCEST MRI Contrast Agent.
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SUBMITTER: Sinharay S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4877021 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
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Detection of Sulfatase Enzyme Activity with a CatalyCEST MRI Contrast Agent.
Sinharay Sanhita S Fernández-Cuervo Gabriela G Acfalle Jasmine P JP Pagel Mark D MD
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20160323 19
A chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI contrast agent has been developed that detects sulfatase enzyme activity. The agent produces a CEST signal at δ=5.0 ppm before enzyme activity, and a second CEST signal appears at δ=9.0 ppm after the enzyme cleaves a sulfate group from the agent. The comparison of the two signals improved detection of sulfatase activity. ...[more]
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