Abstract
A novel glucose-conjugated paclitaxel 5 was synthesized using succinic acid as linker between 2′-paclitaxel and methyl 2′-glucopyranose. 5 has not only improved the pharmaceutical properties of paclitaxel, such as solubility and stability, but also enhanced the specific target delivery to MCF-7 cells without the cytotoxicity against normal cells. Therefore, the glucose conjugation may be potentially used in the targeted delivery of other drugs into cells via glucose transporters (GLUTs) for cancer therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-620 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 1 2007 |
Keywords
- Cancer cells
- Glucose
- Paclitaxel
- Targeted delivery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry