Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1092829

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1092829

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Lipid and Carbohydrate Based Systems to Target and Deliver Peptide Drug Candidates to Specific Cells. The demand for novel effective, orally available medicines to treat a wide range of diseases (cancer, pain - ageing Australian population) is increasing exponentially. Conjugation of peptide drug or vaccine candidates with lipids and/or sugars represents an important, novel strategy in the drug delivery and targeting field. Increasing the lipophilicity improves absorption through intestinal mucosal membranes. The carbohydrates increase the compound's aqueous solubility and can utilize active transport systems and can target the site required for its biological function. There is no limit to the areas of medicine and public health that would benefit from this revolutionary new technology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2010

End Date: 30-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $750,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry | Biological And Medical Chemistry | Pharmaceutical Sciences And Pharmacy |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Chemical sciences

Other Keywords

Biological And Medical Chemistry | Chemical sciences | Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry | Pharmaceutical Sciences And Pharmacy | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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