CYCLODEXTRIN—A CARRIER OR SYNTHON? SYNTHESIS OF PER-O-METHYL-β- CYCLODEXTRIN-GM3
摘要:
Cyclodextrins are currently under investigation for their utility as drug delivery agents. One property of the parent cyclic oligosaccharides which requires further modification for advanced drug delivery applications is that of site-directing capability. We have utilized beta -cyclodextrin as a starting material for the synthesis of the GM(3) trisaccharide and have conjugated this targeting ligand to a derivative of the parent beta -cyclodextrin. Synthesis of this cyclodextrin derivative, namely 18, is presented.