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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
A novel ethyl dioxy phosphate prodrug of propofol (3) was synthesized and characterized in vitro and in vivo as safer alternative for phosphonooxymethyl prodrugs. The synthesis of 3 was achieved via vinyl and 1-chloroethyl ether intermediates, followed by addition of phosphate group. Aqueous solubility and chemical stability of 3 was determined in buffer solutions and the bioconversion of 3 to propofol was determined in vitro and in vivo. The results show that 3 greatly enhanced the aqueous solubility of propofol (solubility over 10 mg/mL) and the stability in buffer solution (t1/2=5.2+/-0.2 days at pH 7.4, r.t.) was sufficient for i.v. administration. The enzymatic hydrolysis of 3 to propofol was extremely rapid in vitro (t1/2=21+/-3s) and 3 was readily converted to propofol in vivo in rats. During bioconversion, 3 releases acetaldehyde, a less toxic compound than the formaldehyde released from the phosphonooxymethyl prodrug of propofol (Aquavan), currently undergoing clinical trials. The maximum plasma concentration of propofol, 3.0+/-0.2 microg/mL, was reached within 2.1+/-0.8 min after the i.v. administration of 3. The present study indicates that ethyl dioxy phosphate represents a potentially useful water-soluble prodrug structure suitable for i.v. administration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0928-0987
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
110-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Alkaline Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Anesthetics, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Buffers, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Chromatography, Thin Layer, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Hydrolysis, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Indicators and Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Phosphates, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Prodrugs, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Propofol, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Solutions, pubmed-meshheading:18403185-Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo characterization of novel ethyl dioxy phosphate prodrug of propofol.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kuopio, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Hanna.Kumpulainen@uku.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't