Hydrophilic linkers are useful for linking drugs to cell-binding ligands in ligand-drug conjugates, such as antibody-drug conjugates. The ligand-drug conjugate includes a cell-binding ligand capable of binding to a particular cell population, and a drug connected to the ligand by a hydrophilic linker. The hydrophilic linker includes one or more hydrophilic groups that render the linker hydrophilic. The hydrophilic linker may also include functional groups at the two termini for coupling to the drug and the cell-binding ligand respectively.
亲
水性连接剂对于将药物与细胞结合
配体在
配体-药物共轭物中连接起来是很有用的,比如
抗体-药物共轭物。这种
配体-药物共轭物包括一个能够结合到特定细胞群的细胞结合
配体,以及一个通过亲
水性连接剂连接到
配体的药物。亲
水性连接剂包括一个或多个使连接剂具有亲
水性的亲
水性基团。亲
水性连接剂还可能在两个末端包括功能基团,分别用于与药物和细胞结合
配体进行偶联。