Abstract
Antibodies are one of the most commonly used targeting ligands for nanocarriers, mainly because they are specific, have a strong binding affinity, and are available for a number of disease biomarkers. The bioconjugation chemistry can be a crucial factor in determining the targeting efficiency of drug delivery and should be chosen on a case-by-case basis. An antibody consists of a number of functional groups which offer many flexible options for bioconjugation. This chapter focuses on discussing some of the approaches including periodate oxidation, carbodiimide, maleimide, and heterofunctional linkers, for conjugating antibodies to different nanocarriers. The advantages and limitations are described herein. Specific examples are selected to demonstrate the experimental procedures and to illustrate the potential for applying to other nanocarrier system.
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The authors would like to thank Elango Kumarasamy for editorial assistance. This research was supported in part by North Dakota EPSCoR Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NDSU), Darryle and Clare Schoepp Research Fund, and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) NIA award to B.L.
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Wagh, A., Law, B. (2013). Methods for Conjugating Antibodies to Nanocarriers. In: Ducry, L. (eds) Antibody-Drug Conjugates. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1045. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-541-5_15
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