Antitumor lectin-trypsin inhibitor conjugate

J Natl Cancer Inst. 1985 May;74(5):1031-6.

Abstract

Concanavalin A (Con A) and trypsin inhibitor isolated from Acacia confusa were covalently linked with N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionate. Con A-A. confusa trypsin inhibitor (ACTI) conjugate covalently bound (Con A-ACTI) retained about 42% of the trypsin inhibitory activity present in the native ACTI and had a higher hemagglutinating activity than did the native Con A. Con A-ACTI had a greater resistance to tryptic digestion than did the mixture of Con A and ACTI. The conjugate entered sarcoma 180 tumor cells, whereas the free ACTI did not. A single dose of the conjugate injected ip into noninbred N:NIH(S) white mice bearing sarcoma 180 had a remarkable effect of increasing the survival of tumor-bearing mice, while the mixture of an equivalent dose of free Con A and ACTI was not effective.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Membrane Permeability / drug effects
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Concanavalin A / chemical synthesis
  • Concanavalin A / metabolism
  • Concanavalin A / pharmacology*
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / methods
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Mice
  • Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Sarcoma 180 / metabolism*
  • Sarcoma 180 / pathology
  • Trypsin Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Trypsin Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Trypsin Inhibitors / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Trypsin Inhibitors
  • Concanavalin A
  • Peptide Hydrolases