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The (6-maleimidocaproyl)hydrazone of doxorubicin was synthesized and conjugated to several mAbs, including chimeric BR96, via a Michael addition reaction to thiol-containing mAbs. DTT reduction of disulfides present in the mAb was a reliable and general method for generating a consistent number of reactive SH groups. The conjugates, after purification by Bio-Beads, were free of unreacted linker and/or doxorubicin. All conjugates released doxorubicin under acidic conditions that mimic the lysosomal environment, while they were relatively stable at neutral pH. BR96 conjugates showed antigen-specific cytotoxicity.
Willner et al. (1993) studied this question.