N-acetylglucosamine sugar chain group-containing compound, carrier compound for drug delivery, drug preparation, and drug delivery system
AssigneeSomar Corporation
InventorHirohiko Ise
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Abstract
An N-acetylglucosamine sugar chain group-containing compound which can easily reach cells/sites on which a vimentin and/or desmin protein(s) is/are exposed, which compound has excellent affinity to N-acetylglucosamine sugar chain-recognizing proteins; a drug delivery carrier compound comprising the compound; a preparation using the drug delivery earner compound; and a drug delivery system; are provided. These are an N-acetylglucosamine sugar chain group-containing compound having a weight average molecular weight within the range of 15,000 to 100,000; a drug delivery carrier compound comprising the compound; a preparation using the drug delivery carrier compound; and a drug delivery system.
Claims9
A drug delivery carrier compound comprising:
- a compound comprising N-acetylglucosamine sugar chain group with a weight average molecular weight within a range of 15,000 to 100,000,
- wherein the compound is a polymer,
- wherein 3-mercaptopropionic acid is bound to the polymer terminus/termini, and
- wherein said drug delivery carrier compound is a colloidal particle in which said N-acetylglucosamine sugar chain group is exposed on the surface of said colloidal particle.
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