Melanocyte-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (MDEPT): development of a targeted treatment for malignant melanoma

A M Jordan, T H Khan, H M Osborn, A Photiou, P A Riley

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Abstract

A novel prodrug rationally designed to function as a tyrosinase substrate has been synthesised to allow targeted treatment of malignant melanoma. This agent has been evaluated for tyrosinase-mediated drug release, and has been shown to act in the desired manner. Furthermore, differential cytotoxicity has been demonstrated in cell lines which express tyrosinase and those which do not.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1775-80
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume7
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1999

Keywords

  • Animals
  • CHO Cells
  • Cricetinae
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Melanocytes
  • Melanoma
  • Monophenol Monooxygenase
  • Prodrugs
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

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