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Synthesis and stability of two indomethacin prodrugs

  • University of Kentucky

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to synthesize and study the in vitro enzymatic and non-enzymatic hydrolysis of indomethacin-TEG ester and amide prodrugs. It was found that the ester conjugate 10 was comparatively stable between pH 3 and 6 (half-life >90 h), with a half-life equal to 5.2 h in 80% buffered plasma. In contrast, the amide conjugate 12 appeared to be stable over the entire pH range studied with the only observed degradation being cleavage of the indolic N-4-chlorobenzoyl moiety.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1874-1879
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume16
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Indomethacin
  • Prodrug
  • Stability

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