Exploring the effect of different linkers on self-assembly, ROS-sensitivity and anticancer efficacy of hydroxyethyl starch-curcumin prodrug
Curcumin is a BCPR inhibitor, antiproliferative agent and apoptotic inducer to cancer cells, which is poorly soluble in water. In order to broaden the application of curcumin, conjugations of quaternary ammonium substituted hydroxyethyl starch (QHES) with curcumin by thioether bond (QHES-2S-CUR), di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666893923000452 |