β-d-Ribofuranose as a Core with a Phosphodiester Moiety as the Enzyme Recognition Site for Codrug Development

Jih Ru Hwu, Avijit Panja, Shwu Chen Tsay, Wen Chieh Huang, Shu Yu Lin, Chen Sheng Yeh, Wu Chou Su, Li Xing Yang, Dar Bin Shieh

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Abstract

An ideal codrug design should be able to control drug release, offer selectivity during drug delivery, and break down into non-toxic fragments after biodegradation. Our design incorporates d-ribofuranose as the core, with carbamate and carbonate groups as linking joints, a phosphodiester moiety as an enzyme recognition site, and lenalidomide and paclitaxel as the constituent drugs. The codrug synthesis involves seven steps with a 33% overall yield. The target codrug increases its water solubility 685 times versus paclitaxel.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9865-9870
Number of pages6
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume26
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024 Nov 22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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