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Ester Bonds in Prodrugs
Abstract

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
- Article ASAPAprilApril 1818, 20082008
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