- Title
- Preparation, characterization and in vitro analysis of polyamidoamine drug conjugates containing ferrocene and platinum analogues
- Creator
- Mugogodi, Ansley
- Subject
- Ferrocene
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/10145
- Identifier
- vital:35360
- Description
- Polyamidoamine drug conjugates were prepared from analogues of ferrocene and platinum. Standard reaction procedures were followed in the synthesis of platinum and ferrocene analogues. Michael addition reaction of amines to the activated double bonds of methylenebisacrylamide was applied for preparation of the water soluble polyamidoamine carriers onto which drug analogues were attached. The drug release studies of the conjugates were evaluated at different pH environments. The results obtained from drug release studies showed that rate of drug release was variable depending on the conjugate and pH environment. Mathematical drug release models by Korsmeyer-Peppas were used to determine the drug release characteristics of the ferrocene and platinum based drugs from polyamidoamine drug conjugates. Cytotoxicity potential of the analogues and polyamidoamine drug conjugates was tested on selected cell lines. Cisplatin was used as the standard for comparison of the IC50 values obtained for the compounds tested for cytotoxicity activity. The results from six polymer drug conjugates tested for cytotoxicity activity showed that conjugation of analogues to polyamidoamine carrier enhanced the activity of the analogues in some of the polyamidoamine drug conjugates. Various techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy were employed for the characterization of the ferrocene and platinum analogues, polyamidoamine carriers and drug conjugates.
- Format
- 103 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science and Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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