Synthesis and characterization of a fluorescent water-soluble paclitaxel prodrug

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2010 May;10(5):3478-83. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2241.

Abstract

A fluorescence susceptible water-soluble paclitaxel was synthesized by a condensation reaction between PEGylated paclitaxel (namely, PP7) and 1-pyrene butyric acid (PBA) in order to obtain a better understanding of the mechanism of action of paclitaxel as well as of the environment of the paclitaxel-binding site. The reaction was performed successfully and the resulting paclitaxel was characterized by FT-NMR, analytical-HPLC, UV spectro photometry, and fluorescence spectrometry. The synthesized paclitaxel analogue showed a high susceptibility to fluorescence in both excitation and emission spectra. And we have investigated the time-resolved fluorescence behavior of them in different solvents and at different excitation wavelengths.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Paclitaxel / chemistry*
  • Prodrugs / chemistry*
  • Solubility
  • Staining and Labeling / methods
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Prodrugs
  • Water
  • Paclitaxel