1. Pharmaceutical salt of BM635 with improved bioavailability.
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Poce, Giovanna, Consalvi, Sara, Cocozza, Martina, Fernandez-Menendez, Raquel, Bates, Robert H., Ortega Muro, Fátima, Barros Aguirre, David, Ballell, Lluis, and Biava, Mariangela
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DRUG bioavailability , *ANTIBACTERIAL agents , *HALOTHERAPY , *DRUG lipophilicity , *BIOPHARMACEUTICS - Abstract
BM635 is a small molecule endowed with outstanding anti-mycobacterial activity (minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.12 μM against M. tuberculosis H37Rv) identified during a hit-to-lead campaign. Its poor aqueous solubility together with its high lipophilicity led to low exposure in vivo. Indeed, the half-life in vivo of BM635 was 1 h, allowing a reasonable maximum concentration (C max = 1.62 μM) and a moderate bioavailability (46%). The present study aimed to develop salt forms of BM635 with pharmaceutically accepted hydrochloric, methanesulphonic, phosphoric, tartaric, and citric acids to overcome these drawbacks. BM635 salts (BM635-HCl, BM635-Mes, BM635-PA, BM635-TA and BM635-CA) were evaluated for physicochemical as well as biopharmaceutical attributes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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