Studies on Orally Active Cephalosporin Esters. IV. : Effect of the C-3 Substituent of Cephalosporin on the Gastrointestinal Absorption in Mice

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The effect of the C-3 substituent on the oral absorbability of pivaloyloxymethyl (POM) ester of cephalosporin in mice is described. The C-3 substituent affects the physicochemical and biochemical properties of POM ester, such as lipophilicity, water solubility, chemical stability and enzymatic stability. Quantitative analyses of the relationships between these properties and the oral bioavailability have been attempted.Lipophilicity made a parabolic contribution to the absorption. The optimum log P_<octanol/water> value was estimated to be around 2.22. The chemical isomerization of the cephem double bond from Δ^3 to Δ^2 in the intestinal lumen prior to absorption contributed linearly to decrease of absorption. In the case of POM ester having a larger isomerization rate, more Δ^2 isomer was detected in feces and urine. Enzymatic hydrolysis of POM ester to the parent acid in intestinal tissue was faster for a more lipophilic ester. Hydrolytic activity, which was detected in the content of the intestinal lumen, would lower the absorption. The effect of the C-3 substituent on water solubility was not important for the absorption of cephalosporin employed in the present study.Isomerization of the double band, which was found to be characteristic for cephalosporin ester, prosented a problem in the prodrug approach for oral use.
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1989-12-25