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