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Synthesis of carboxymethylpullulan-peptide-doxorubicin conjugates and their properties.

Abstract
The amino group of doxorubicin (DXR) was found to be bound to the carboxyl group of carboxymethylpullulan (CMPul) either directly or through tetrapeptide spacers, including Gly-Gly-Phe-Gly, Gly-Phe-Gly-Gly and Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly. These conjugates had DXR contents of 6.1-7.1%, with the degree of substitution of carboxymethyl groups being 0.6 per sugar moiety. These conjugates associate in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) (pH 7.4), forming micelles with hydrophobic DXR inside and hydrophilic CMPul on the outside. The amounts of DXR released from the conjugates in the presence of rat liver lysosomal enzymes were determined by HPLC. The rate of the drug release differed among the conjugates tested. CMPul-DXR conjugate bound through Gly-Gly-Phe-Gly released 35% of its DXR over 24 h. On the other hand, CMPul-DXR conjugate without spacer released no free DXR. The antitumor effect of each conjugate in rats bearing Walker 256 was studied by monitoring the tumor weights after a single intravenous injection. Compared with DXR, CMPul-DXR conjugates bound through Gly-Gly-Phe-Gly and Gly-Phe-Gly-Gly spacers significantly suppressed the tumor growth, while CMPul-DXR conjugate bound through Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly showed less antitumor effect than DXR. CMPul-DXR conjugate bound through Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly showed less antitumor effect than DXR. CMPul-DXR conjugate without spacer showed no in vivo antitumor effect even at a dose equivalent to as much as 20 mg/kg of DXR.
AuthorsH Nogusa, T Yano, S Okuno, H Hamana, K Inoue
JournalChemical & pharmaceutical bulletin (Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo)) Vol. 43 Issue 11 Pg. 1931-6 (Nov 1995) ISSN: 0009-2363 [Print] Japan
PMID8575033 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Glucans
  • Peptides
  • Doxorubicin
  • pullulan
Topics
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
  • Binding Sites
  • Carcinoma 256, Walker (drug therapy)
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Doxorubicin (chemical synthesis, chemistry)
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Glucans (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Lysosomes (drug effects, enzymology)
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptides (chemical synthesis)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

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