Design and Synthesis of New Cholesterol-Conjugated 5-Fluorouracil: A Novel Potential Delivery System for Cancer Treatment

Cholesterol-conjugated 5-fluorouracil prodrugs were designed to be carried in vivo via low density lipoproteins (LDL) and subsequently undergo LDL-receptor-mediated internalisation into cancer cells. In vivo anti-cancer evaluation was performed using 5-fluorouracil-cholesterol conjugate in a mouse...

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Main Authors: Awwad A. Radwan, Fares K. Alanazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/9/13177