TABLE 7

Prodrugs activated by cytochrome P450

Prodrug Drug Pharmacology Reference
4-Ipomeanol Unidentified (furan epoxide is speculated) DNA alkylation Boyd, 1977
Ftorafur (tegafur) 5-FU Thymidylate synthase inhibitor/incorporated into DNA and RNA Kawata et al., 1984
Dacarbazine HHMTIC DNA alkylation Meer et al., 1986
Trofosfamide Trofosfamide mustard DNA alkylation Della Morte et al., 1986
Ifosfamide Isophosphamide mustard DNA alkylation Della Morte et al., 1986
Cyclophosphamide Phosphoramide mustard DNA alkylation Roy et al., 1999
AQ4N AQ4 Topoisomerase II inhibitor Raleigh et al., 1998