Preferred Label : Carbon C 11 Glutamine;
NCIt synonyms : [11C]-glutamine; 11C-Gln; 11C-glutamine;
NCIt related terms : GLUTAMINE 5-C-11;
NCIt definition : Upon intravenous administration of 11C-glutamine, glutamine is preferentially taken
up by cancer cells. Upon PET, the biodistribution and uptake by cancer cells can be
assessed. Tumor cells use the amino acid glutamine for nutritional purposes including
energy production and growth; as tumor cells proliferate more rapidly than normal
healthy cells, glutamine uptake is higher in certain cancer cells.;
UNII : 8P723CSS16;
InChIKey : ZDXPYRJPNDTMRX-COGNOSNSSA-N;
CAS number : 183376-09-2;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL524958;
Origin ID : C137987;
UMLS CUI : C4527304;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
