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Synthesis and evaluation of atorvastatin esters as prodrugs metabolically activated by human carboxylesterases
Mizoi, Kenta,Takahashi, Masato,Haba, Masami,Hosokawa, Masakiyo
, p. 921 - 923 (2016)
We synthesized 11 kinds of prodrug with an esterified carboxylic acid moiety of atorvastatin in moderate to high yields. We discovered that they underwent metabolic activation specifically by the human carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) isozyme. The results sugges