Novel dipeptide prodrugs of acyclovir for ocular herpes infections: Bioreversion, antiviral activity and transport across rabbit cornea
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Current Eye Research
- Vol. 26 (3-4) , 151-163
- https://doi.org/10.1076/ceyr.26.3.151.14893
Abstract
Purpose. A series of dipeptide prodrugs of antiviral nucleoside acyclovir (ACV) were designed to target the oligopeptide transporter on the cornea with an aim of improving the ocular bioavailabilit...Keywords
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