Chemical approaches to challenging drug delivery problems: From gasotransmitters to enrichment-triggered release

Abstract: Prodrug approaches are often used to solve drug delivery problems. In doing so, the chemistry needed to bioreversibly derivatize the drug molecule is the key. Along this line, bioreversible derivatization of gasotransmitters such as nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide are especially challenging. Furthermore, the chemistry used to prepare antibody-drug conjugates also has much room for improvement. This presentation will discuss some unique chemistry developed for the preparation of prodrugs of carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide as well as a new approach to prodrug activation through enrichment.

Keyword: gasotransmitter, antibody-drug conjugates, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide

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