Chemical and thermodynamic characteristics of the isotopic exchange reaction between radioiodine and iodohippuric acid isomers

Labeling of tannic Acid with technetium-99m for diagnosis of stomach ulcer

Tannic acid is a polyphenolic compound that could be labeled with technetium-99m. To produce about 90% yield of  ^99mTc-tannic acid in acidic media (pH), the conditions required were 150 μg tin chloride, 30 min reaction time, and 200 μg of the substrate. ^99mTc-tannic was stable for 6 h. Oral biodistribution of ^99mTc-tannic showed that it concentrated in the stomach ulcer to reach about 50% of the total injected dose at 1 h after orall administration. This concentration of ^99mTc-tannic in stomach ulcer may be sufficient to radio-image the presence of ulcer in the stomach.