Antibody Conjugates and Therapeutic Strategies

Table 1.

Selected Enzymes and Pro-drug Combinations Used in ADEPT Strategies

Enzyme Reactivity Pro-drug Reference
Alkaline phosphatase Hydrolysis of phosphate groups Etoposide (66)
Doxorubicin (67)
Phenol mustard (68)
Carboxypeptidase G2 Cleavage between glutamyl moiety and aromatic nucleus Nitrogen mustards (14)
β-lactamase Cleavage of lactam ring: elimination of substituents attached to 3′ of cephalosporin derivatives Doxorubicin (69)
Paclitaxel (70)
Mitomycin (71)
Cytosine deaminase Deamination of cytosine to uracil 5-fluorouracil (72)
Carboxypeptidase A Cleavage of α-glutamyl peptides Methotrexate (73)
Antifolates (74)

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  1. MI December 2005 vol. 5 no. 6 368-380