CPC A61K 49/0052 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61K 49/0032 (2013.01); G01N 33/57411 (2013.01); G01N 33/57415 (2013.01); G01N 33/57423 (2013.01); G01N 33/57426 (2013.01); G01N 33/57449 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01)] | 2 Claims |
1. A compound comprising:
i) a prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeting moiety that binds to a PSMA receptor protein, wherein the PSMA targeting moiety is DUPA;
ii) a dye moiety; and
iii) a linker that connects the PSMA targeting moiety to the dye moiety;
or a salt of said compound,
wherein:
the dye moiety has the formula:
![]() the linker comprises a dipeptide comprising tyrosine as a first amino acid in the dipeptide and an amino acid selected from the group consisting of tyrosine, serine, threonine, lysine, arginine, asparagine, glutamine, cysteine, selenocysteine, phenylalanine, and derivatives thereof as a second amino acid in the dipeptide; and
wherein the tyrosine as the first amino acid in the dipeptide is linked to the dye moiety as follows:
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