Determination of specific radioactivity for Br-76-labeled compounds measuring the ratio between Br-76 and Br-79 using packed capillary liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

Packed capillary liquid chromatography with electrospray mass spectrometry was used for direct determination of the specific radioactivity by calculation of isotope ratios between the Br-76- and Br-76-labeled analogues of N-((3 aminomethyl)benzyl) 4-bromobenzamide. Using 20 muL injections on packed capillary columns, sufficient mass sensitivity was attained for the determination on an injected amount of radioactivity corresponding to approximately 2 MBq (0.3 pmol of the Br-76 isotopic analogue). NUCL MED BIOL 27;6:851-853, 2000. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.