Abstract
In order to discover a quercetin prodrug with improved bioavailability, we synthesized nine quercetin-amion acid conjugates and estimated their pharmacokinetic properties including water solubility, stability against chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis, and cell permeability. Among the synthesized quercetin prodrugs, quercetin-glutamic acid conjugate Qu-E (4g/5g) showed remarkable increases in water solubility, stability, and cell permeability compared with quercetin, which warrants further development as a quercetin prodrug.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1164-1171 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Permeability
- Prodrug
- Quercetin
- Solubility
- Stability