Selection of a Derivative of the Antiviral Agent 9-[(1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propoxy)-methyl]Guanine (DHPG) with Improved Oral Absorption |
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Authors: | Eric J. Benjamin Bruce A. Firestone Robert Bergstrom Marian Fass Ian Massey Irene Tsina Ya-Yun T. Lin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institutes of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology and Metabolism, Syntex Research, Stanford Industrial Park, Palo Alto, California, 94304;(2) Adria Laboratories, P.O. Box 16529, Columbus, Ohio, 43216 |
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Abstract: | Various diesters of 9-[(l,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)-methyl]guanine (DHPG) were screened in order to identify a derivative with improved oral absorption. The solubilities and dissolution rates decreased with increasing chain length and branching of the ester group. However, the dipropionate ester showed an anomalously faster dissolution rate. The rates of hydrolysis to DHPG in the presence of intestinal homogenates were found to increase with increasing carbon number for the straight-chain alkyl esters and decreased with branching. The shorter-chain alkyl esters were relatively more stable in intestinal homogenates than in liver homogenates. Therefore they may have a better membrane permeability than DHPG due to their intact ester group. The hydrolysis rates in human blood increased with increasing carbon number for the straight-chain alkyl esters. The dipropionate ester appeared to be the most promising derivative because of its rapid dissolution rate, slower hydrolysis in the intestine, and rapid conversion to DHPG in liver and blood. |
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Keywords: | 9-[(l,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)-methyl]guanine (DHPG) oral absorption prodrug derivative |
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