| abstract |
FIELD: chemistry. n SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or (I'): Z-X 1 -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-) n -Y p -D (I), D-Y p -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-) n -X 1 -Z (l'), where: Z is a reactive carboxylic ether selected from a group consisting of N-succinimidyl, N-sulphosuccinimidyl, N-phthalimidyl, N-sulphophthalimidyl, 2-nitrophenyl, 4-nitrophenyl, 2,4-dinitrophenyl, 3-sulpho-4-nitrophenyl, 3-carboxy-4-nitrophenyl and a trifluorophenyl ester, or haloacetamide; D is maytansinoid; X is an aliphatic structural unit; Y is an aliphatic structural unit linked to the maytansinoid through a thioether bond; where said aliphatic structural unit, represented by X or Y, is a simple or branched alkyl group with 1-20 carbon atoms in the chain, a cyclic alkyl group having 3-10 carbon atoms, a simple or branched alkenyl group, having 2-15 carbon atoms in the chain or a simple or branched alkynyl group, having 2-15 carbon atoms in the chain; 1 equals 0 or 1; p equals 0 or 1; and n is an integer from 1 to 2000. The invention also relates to a conjugate of a cell-binding agent, and cytotoxic maytansinoid, where the cell-binding agent is an antibody. n EFFECT: obtaining compounds and conjugates, as well as pharmaceutical compositions based thereon, which can be used in medicine to treat tumours, autoimmune diseases, graft rejection, graft-versus-host disease, viral infections and parasitic infections. n 20 cl, 38 dwg, 10 ex |