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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Zhiyang Zhao, Westerly, RI (US);
Alfredo G. Tomasselli, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Kenneth A. Koeplinger, Portage, MI (US);
Tillie Peterson, Portage, MI (US);
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to Glutathione S-transferase (GST)/Reduced Glutathione (GSH) as a means for the in-vivo release of a drug that has been conjugated to specific electrophilic moieties via a sulfonamide bond. The drug may be an anticancer agent (or one with other therapeutic properties) carrying a free —NH— which has been derivatized by the attachment of an electrophile containing a moiety, such as p-CN— or p-NO -pyridinylsulfonyl groups, or p-NO - or 2,4 dinitrophenylsulfonyl groups, or suitable derivatives thereof, to make a prodrug. Optionally, the sulfonamide moiety may have attached to it a targeting molecule. The present invention also provides Glutathione S-transferase (GST)/Reduced Glutathione (GSH) as a means for the release of a protected amino derivative that has been conjugated to specific electrophilic moieties via a sulfonamide bond. The precursor is a synthetic intermediate carrying a free —NH— which has been derivatized by the attachment of an electrophile via a sulfonamide bond.
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