Ester Bonds in Prodrugs

Luke D. Lavis*
Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 20147
ACS Chem. Biol., 2008, 3 (4), pp 203–206
DOI: 10.1021/cb800065s
Publication Date (Web): April 18, 2008
Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society
* Corresponding author, lavisl@janelia.hhmi.org.

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A recent study challenges the oft-held notion that ester bonds in prodrug molecules are cleaved rapidly and completely inside cells by endogenous, nonspecific esterases. Structure−activity relationship studies on acylated sugars reveal that regioisomeric compounds display disparate biological activity, suggesting that ester bonds can persist in a cellular context.

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  • Published In Issue April 18, 2008
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