Stability of cephalosporin prodrug esters in human intestinal juice: Implications for oral bioavailability
Stability of cephalosporin prodrug esters in human intestinal juice: Implications for oral bioavailability
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DOI:
10.1128/aac.42.10.2602
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发表时间:
1998-10-01
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4.9
通讯作者:
Blouin, RA
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作者:
Stoeckel, K;Hofheinz, W;Blouin, RA
The levels of degradation of cefetamet pivoxil (CAT), cefuroxime axetil (CAE), and cefpodoxime proxetil (CPD) in 0.6 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) and human intestinal juice (pH 7.4) at 37 degrees C over 24h were compared, Significant differences in the time courses of degradation and in the patterns of degradation products were observed. (i) The relative proportions of the Delta 2- and Delta 3-cephalosporins ,were roughly reversed in the two incubation media. In phosphate buffer, the major degradation product was the Delta 2-cephalosporin (CAT = 61%: CAE = 74%; CPD = 85%). while in intestinal juice it was the Delta 3-cephalosporin (CAT = 86%; CAE = 75%; CPD = 87%). (ii) Generally, the degradation of the prodrug esters progressed faster in intestinal juice than in phosphate buffer (e.g., for CAT the half-lives [t(1/2)s] were 0.78 and 4.3 h, respectively). (iii) The hco diastereoisomers of CAE and CPD were degraded at different rates in intestinal juice (for the CAE diastereoisomers, t(1/2)s = 0.37 and 0.93 h; for the CPD diastereoisomers, t(1/2)s = 0.18 and 0.98 h) but were degraded at similar rates in phosphate buffer (for the CAE diastereoisomers, t(1/2) = 1.6 h; for the CPD t(1/2) diastereoisomers. = 2.2 h), It is concluded that (i) the Delta 2 isomerization does not significantly affect the bioavailability of prodrug esters since enzymatic hydrolysis in the intestinal fluid proceeds mainly to the active Delta 3-cephalosporin and (II) the high degree of stereoselectivity of the enzymatic ester hydrolysis should make it possible to increase the bioavailabilities of certain prodrug esters (CAE, CPD) by using the more stable diasterioisomer.