A chemical adaptor system designed to link a tumor-targeting device with a prodrug and an enzymatic trigger

Anna Gopin, Neta Pessah, Marina Shamis, Christoph Rader, Doron Shabat

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Targeting tumors can be achieved by using a novel chemical adaptor system (see picture) comprising, for example, the anticancer drug epotoside, an N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer as the tumor-targeting device, and catalytic antibody 38C2 as the triggering enzyme in a single entity. When the enzyme cleaves the substrate, it triggers a spontaneous reaction that releases the active drug from the targeting moiety.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)327-332
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume42
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jan 2003

Keywords

  • Cancer therapy
  • Catalytic antibodies
  • Drug delivery systems
  • Prodrugs
  • Selective chemotherapy

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A chemical adaptor system designed to link a tumor-targeting device with a prodrug and an enzymatic trigger'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this