title: On the suitability of urethane bonds between the carrier and the drug moiety in poly(ethyleneglycol)-based oligomeric prodrugs.
abstract: Some poly(ethyleneglycol) derivatives of propranolol were prepared, in which the drug molecule was linked to the oligomeric carrier via urethane bonds in order to study the suitability of this bond as a linkage between the carrier and the drug moiety in oligomeric prodrugs. For comparison purposes also ethanol- and butanol-based prodrugs of propranolol were prepared, with the same linkage between drug and promoiety. The urethane compounds were obtained by condensation via N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole. None of these compounds gave rise to appreciable blood concentrations of propranolol after oral administration, thus suggesting in this particular case, a relative in vivo resistance of urethane bonds towards cleavage.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Università di Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ranucci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spagnoli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Latini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferruti
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D004337:Drug Carriers; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011433:Propranolol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014520:Urethane
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D011355:Prodrugs; D014520:Urethane; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011433:Propranolol