| Literature DB >> 21874179 |
Nathan Fishkin1, Erin K Maloney, Ravi V J Chari, Rajeeva Singh.
Abstract
A novel pathway for ex vivo maytansinoid release from thioether linked antibody maytansinoid conjugates (AMCs) upon incubation in human plasma has been identified. A thioether succinimide-linked AMC can undergo chemical oxidation followed by sulfoxide elimination under mild aqueous conditions (pH 5.5-7.5, 37 °C). Oxidized thioether-linked AMCs exhibit high, target-specific cytotoxicity toward cancer cells. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21874179 DOI: 10.1039/c1cc14164c
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222