Encapsulation of drugs within yeast cells allows increased delivery via the oral route

• In: SIG Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Poster Session
• At: Salvadore (Brazil) (2006)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: PB-P-006
• By: FULLER, Emily (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
• Co-author(s): Fuller (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
  Wood (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
  Duckham (Micap Plc, WIGAN, United Kingdom)
  
• Abstract:

  Oral drug administration is the most convenient route of drug delivery but drawbacks of administration of drugs via this route include poor adsorption in the gastrointestinal tract, degradation by gastric acidity and degradation by first-pass metabolism in the liver. Encapsulation of drugs can protect the drug from the harsh acidity of the..

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