In vitro solubility, stability and permeability of novel quercetin-amino acid conjugates

Mi Kyoung Kim, Kwang su Park, Woon seok Yeo, Hyunah Choo, Youhoon Chong

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1164-1171
Number of pages8
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Permeability
  • Prodrug
  • Quercetin
  • Solubility
  • Stability

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