Bifunctional folic-conjugated aspartic-modified Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanocarriers for efficient targeted anticancer drug delivery
Munawar Khalil, Ely Arina Haq, Astari Dwiranti, Eka Sunarwidhi Prasedya, Y. Kitamoto
Abstract
Aspartic acid was used as an anchoring molecule for the conjugation of folic acid and doxorubicin to Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles. The as-prepared bifunctional folic-conjugated aspartic-modified Fe 3 O 4 nanocarrier was shown to be as an efficient targeted anticancer drug delivery.
Topics & Concepts
NanocarriersBifunctionalConjugated systemDrugChemistryTargeted drug deliveryFolic acidDrug deliveryCombinatorial chemistryProdrugPharmacologyOrganic chemistryMedicineBiochemistryCatalysisPolymerInternal medicineNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications