Structure selective complexation of cyclodextrins with five polyphenols investigated by capillary electrokinetic chromatography

The complexation of five polyphenols, namely trans‐resveratrol, astilbin, taxifolin, ferulic acid, and syringic acid (guest molecules) with α‐, β‐, and γ‐cyclodextrin (host molecules), was investigated by capillary electrokinetic chromatography. The binding constants were calculated based on the effective electrophoretic mobility change of guests with the addition of cyclodextrins into the background electrolyte. Because of cavity size, cyclodextrins showed structure‐selective complexation property to different guest. The stability of the trans‐resveratrol complexes was in the order of β‐ > α‐ > γ‐cyclodextrin. The cavity size of α‐cyclodextrin was too small for astilbin and taxifolin molecules, and thus they could not form complexes. The molecular size of syringic acid was too big for all cyclodextrins cavity, and no cyclodextrin could form complexes with it. Temperature studies showed that the binding constants decreased with the rise of temperature. Enthalpy and entropy values were calculated and the negative values of these parameters indicated that the complexation process was enthalpy‐controlled. Van der Waals force and release of high‐enthalpy water molecules from the cyclodextrins cavity played important roles in the process.     

The HPLC Resolution of Nucleic‐Acid Bases and An a Log Hypoxanthine on R,S‐2‐Hydroxypropyl Derivatized β‐Cyclodextrin Bonded Chiral Stationary Phase Using a Water‐Based Mobile Phase

A HPLC approach using R,S‐2‐hydroxypropyl derivatized β‐cyclodextrin packed column as the stationary phase was developed to resolve five nucleic‐acid bases and an a log hypoxanthine in the reversed‐phase mode. These bases are not only similar in structure but also very close in basicity. However, the resolution can be completed in less than ten minutes and is considered to be better carried out on the R,S‐2‐hydroxypropyl derivatized β‐cyclodextrin phase than that obtained on the native β‐cyclodextrin phase under the same chromatographic conditions. The mechanism involved in the resolution is believed to be inclusion complexation between the analyte and the cavity of cyclodextrin in the reversed‐phase mode. The retention time was found relevant to the size of the analyte. The number of groups on analyte that is available to form hydrogen bonding with hydroxyl groups on CDs also affects the retention scale. Factors of introducing organic acid and base or organic modifier such as methanol to the water‐based mobile phase or increasing their percent ages in the mobile phase decreases the retention time without de grading the resolution significantly.     

Influence of substituent position and cavity size of the regioisomers of monocarboxymethyl‐α‐, β‐, and γ‐cyclodextrins on the apparent stability constants of their complexes with both enantiomers of Tröger's base

Enantiomers of Tröger's base were separated by capillary electrophoresis using 2^I‐O‐, 3^I‐O‐, and 6^I‐O‐carboxymethyl‐α‐, β‐, and γ‐cyclodextrin and native α‐, β‐, and γ‐cyclodextrin as chiral additives at 0–12 mmol/L for β‐cyclodextrin and its derivatives and 0–50 mmol/L for α‐ and γ‐cyclodextrins and their derivatives in a background electrolyte composed of sodium phosphate buffer at 20 mmol/L concentration and pH 2.5. Apparent stability constants of all cyclodextrin–Tröger's base complexes were calculated based on capillary electrophoresis data. The obtained results showed that the position of the carboxymethyl group as well as the cavity size of the individual cyclodextrin significantly influences the apparent stability constants of cyclodextrin–Tröger's base complexes.     

A Rapidly Self‐Healing Supramolecular Polymer Hydrogel with Photostimulated Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence Responsiveness

Development of self‐healing and photostimulated luminescent supramolecular polymeric materials is important for artificial soft materials. A supramolecular polymeric hydrogel is reported based on the host–guest recognition between a β‐cyclodextrin (β‐CD) host polymer (poly‐β‐CD) and an α‐bromonaphthalene (α‐BrNp) polymer (poly‐BrNp) without any additional gelator, which can self‐heal within only about one minute under ambient atmosphere without any additive. This supramolecular polymer system can be excited to engender room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP) signals based on the fact that the inclusion of β‐CD macrocycle with α‐BrNp moiety is able to induce RTP emission (CD‐RTP). The RTP signal can be adjusted reversibly by competitive complexation of β‐CD with azobenzene moiety under specific irradiation by introducing another azobenzene guest polymer (poly‐Azo).     

Formation of a Polypseudorotaxane via Self‐Assembly of γ‐Cyclodextrin with Poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)

A polypseudorotaxane (PPR) comprising γ‐cyclodextrin (γ‐CD) as host molecules and poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) as a guest polymer is prepared via self‐assembly in aqueous solution. Due to the bulky pendant isopropylamide group, PNIPAM exhibits size‐selectivity toward self‐assembly with α‐, β‐, and γ‐CDs. It can fit into the cavity of γ‐CD to give rise to a PPR, but cannot pass through α‐CD and β‐CD under the same conditions. The ratio of the number of γ‐CD molecules to entrapped NIPAM repeat units is kept at 1:2.2 or 1:2.4, determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and TGA analysis, respectively, indicating that there are more than 2 but less than 3 NIPAM repeat units included by one γ‐CD molecule. This finding opens new avenues to PPR‐based supramolecular polymers to be used as solid, stimuli‐responsive materials.     

Study on Properties of Inclusion Complexation of Triclopyr Butoxy Ethyl Ester with Mixed Surfactant System

β‐cyclodextrin exhibits the property of forming inclusion complexes with various molecules. These complexes display improved properties in comparison with starting molecules in terms of their solubility and stability. In the present study, triclopyr butoxy ethyl ester, a selective systemic herbicide was utilized for forming inclusion complexes with β‐cyclodextrin in absence and presence of the nonionic: lauric acid monoethanolamide (C₁₂MEA)/anionic: α‐olefin sulfonate (AOS) mixed surfactant system. The objective of present work was to study the important physical properties like dissolution rate, dispersion stability and wettability in presence of mixed surfactant systems of inclusion complex of a herbicide. Coprecipitation method was used for inclusion complex formation, which was consequently characterized by analytical techniques such as x‐ray diffractometry (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and ultra‐violet spectroscopy (UV).     

Host–Guest Strategy to Reversibly Control a Chloride Carrier Process with Cyclodextrins

Herein, we report a reversible modular chloride transport process based on host–guest competitive interactions between an imidazolium‐based chloride carrier and beta‐cyclodextrin. We report evidence for the formation of the supramolecular complex between 1,3‐bis(2‐(adamantan‐1‐yl)ethyl)imidazolium bis(trifluorometyl‐sulfonyl)imide with two β‐cyclodextrins. Through fluorescence assays in liposomes and black lipid membrane experiments, we demonstrate that the formation of the supramolecular complex results in the inhibition of the chloride transport. We show that the chloride transport process can be entirely restored in the presence of competitive adamantyl‐functionalized guests. This is the first example of an entirely reversible modular chloride transport process in phospholipid bilayers involving a mobile carrier transporter and cyclodextrin supramolecular complex.     

Mono‐6A‐(4‐methoxybutylamino)‐6A‐β‐cyclodextrin as a chiral selector for enantiomeric separation

A new member of the family of methoxylalkylamino monosubstituted β‐cyclodextrins, mono‐6^A‐(4‐methoxybutylamino)‐6^A‐β‐cyclodextrin, has been developed as a chiral selector for enantioseparation in capillary electrophoresis. This amino cyclodextrin exhibited good enantioselectivities for 16 model acidic racemates including three dansyl amino acids at an optimum pH of 6.0. Excellent chiral resolutions over six were obtained for α‐hydroxy acids and 2‐phenoxypropionic acids with 3.0 mM chiral selector. The good chiral recognition for α‐hydroxyl acids was attributed to inclusion complexation, electrostatic interactions, and hydrogen bonding. The hydrogen‐bonding‐enhanced chiral recognition was revealed by NMR spectroscopy. The chiral separation of acidic racemates was further improved with the addition of methanol (≤10 vol%) as an organic additive.     

Cyclodextrin Cavity‐Induced Mechanistic Switch in Copper‐Catalyzed Hydroboration

N ‐heterocyclic carbene‐capped cyclodextrin (ICyD) ligands, α‐ICyD and β‐ICyD derived from α‐ and β‐cyclodextrin, respectively give opposite regioselectivities in a copper‐catalyzed hydroboration. The site‐selectivity results from two different mechanisms: the conventional parallel one and a new orthogonal mechanism. The shape of the cavity was shown not only to induce a regioselectivity switch but also a mechanistic switch. The scope of interest of the encapsulation of a reactive center is therefore broadened by this study.     

Characterization of complexes between phenethylamine enantiomers and β‐cyclodextrin derivatives by capillary electrophoresis—Determination of binding constants and complex mobilities

To optimize chiral separation conditions and to improve the knowledge of enantioseparation, it is important to know the binding constants K between analytes and cyclodextrins and the electrophoretic mobilities of the temporarily formed analyte‐cyclodextrin‐complexes. K values for complexes between eight phenethylamine enantiomers, namely ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, methylephedrine and norephedrine, and four different β‐cyclodextrin derivatives were determined by affinity capillary electrophoresis. The binding constants were calculated from the electrophoretic mobility values of the phenethylamine enantiomers at increasing concentrations of cyclodextrins in running buffer. Three different linear plotting methods (x ‐reciprocal, y ‐reciprocal, double reciprocal) and nonlinear regression were used for the determination of binding constants with β‐cyclodextrin, (2‐hydroxypropyl)‐β‐cyclodextrin, methyl‐β‐cyclodextrin and 6‐O‐α‐maltosyl‐β‐cyclodextrin. The cyclodextrin concentration in a 50 mM phosphate buffer pH 3.0 was varied from 0 to 12 mM. To investigate the influence of the binding constant values on the enantioseparation the observed electrophoretic selectivities were compared with the obtained K values and the calculated enantiomer‐cyclodextrin‐complex mobilities. The different electrophoretic mobilities of the temporarily formed complexes were crucial factors for the migration order and enantioseparation of ephedrine derivatives. To verify the apparent binding constants determined by capillary electrophoresis, a titration process using ephedrine enantiomers and β‐cyclodextrin was carried out. Furthermore, the isothermal titration calorimetry measurements gave information about the thermal properties of the complexes.     

Interaction between β‐Cyclodextrin and Mixed Cationic‐Anionic Surfactants (2): Aggregation Behavior

The interactions between β‐cyclodextrin (β‐CD) and the mixtures of cationic‐anionic surfactants in the aqueous solution were investigated by surface tension, rheology, and dynamic light scattering measurements. It was shown that the key‐lock interactions between β‐CD and mixed cationic‐anionic surfactants were stronger than the electrostatic/hydrophobic interactions between cationic and anionic surfactants. The inclusion of β‐CD to surfactants could destroy the ion‐pair and aggregates of cationic‐anionic surfactants, and even inhibited the precipitation of the mixed cationic‐anionic surfactants. Furthermore, the inclusion of β‐CD to surfactants could also destroy the hydrogen bond between β‐CD molecules, inducing the disassociation of the aggregation formed by β‐CD themselves.     

Spectroscopy of hydrothermal reactions,part 26: Kinetics of decarboxylation of aliphatic amino acids and comparison with the rates of racemization

The kinetics of decarboxylation of six α‐amino acids (glycine, alanine, aminobutyric acid, valine, leucine, and isoleucine) and β‐aminobutyric acid were studied in aqueous solution at 310–330ˆC and 275 bar over the pH₂₅ range 1.5–8.5 by using an in situ FT‐IR spectroscopy flow reactor. Based on the rate of formation of CO₂, the first‐order or pseudo‐first‐order rate constants were obtained along with the Arrhenius parameters. The decarboxylation rates of amino acids follow the order Gly > Leu ≈ Ile ≈ Val > Ala > α‐Aib > β‐Aib. Differences in the concentration between 0.05 and 0.5 m had only a minor effect on the decarboxylation rate. The effect of the position of the amino group on the decarboxylation rate was investigated for α‐, β‐, and γ‐aminobutyric acid and the order was found to be α > β ≫ γ. Although the pH dependence is complex, the decarboxylation rates of α‐amino acids qualitatively have the inverse trend of the racemization rates. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 35: 602–610, 2003     

Heat‐Induced Supramolecular Organogels Composed of α‐Cyclodextrin and “Jellyfish‐Like” β‐Cyclodextrin–Poly(ε‐caprolactone)

In general, the complexation and gelation behavior between biocompatible poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) derivatives and α‐cyclodextrin (α‐CD) is extensively studied in water, but not in organic solvents. In this article, the complexation and gelation behavior between α‐CD and multi‐arm polymer β‐cyclodextrin‐PCL (β‐CD‐PCL) with a unique “jellyfish‐like” structure are thoroughly investigated in organic solvent N,N‐dimethylformamide and a new heat‐induced organogel is obtained. However, PCL linear polymers cannot form organogels under the same condition. The complexation is characterized by rheological measurements, DSC, XRD, and SEM. The SEM images reveal that the complexes between β‐CD‐PCL and α‐CD present a novel topological helix porous structure which is distinctly different from the lamellar structure formed by PCL linear polymers and α‐CD, suggesting the unique “jellyfish‐like” structure of β‐CD‐PCL is crucial for the formation of the organogels. This research may provide insight into constructing new supramolecular organogels and potential for designing new functional biomaterials. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2013 , 51, 1598–1606     

Capillary electrophoresis separation of peptide diastereomers that contain methionine sulfoxide by dual cyclodextrin‐crown ether systems†

A dual‐selector system employing achiral crown ethers in combination with cyclodextrins has been developed for the separation of peptide diastereomers that contain methionine sulfoxide. The combinations of the crown ethers 15‐crown‐5, 18‐crown‐6, Kryptofix® 21 and Kryptofix® 22 and β‐cyclodextrin, carboxymethyl‐β‐cyclodextrin, and sulfated β‐cyclodextrin were screened at pH 2.5 and pH 8.0 using a 40/50.2 cm, 50 μm id fused‐silica capillary and a separation voltage of 25 kV. No diastereomer separation was observed in the sole presence of crown ethers, while only sulfated β‐cyclodextrin was able to resolve some peptide diastereomers at pH 8.0. Depending on the amino acid sequence of the peptide and the applied cyclodextrin, the addition of crown ethers, especially the Krpytofix® diaza‐crown ethers, resulted in significantly enhanced chiral recognition. Keeping one selector of the dual system constant, increasing concentrations of the second selector resulted in increased peak resolution and analyte migration time for peptide‐crown ether‐cyclodextrin combinations. The simultaneous diastereomer separation of three structurally related peptides was achieved using the dual selector system.     

Charge‐Induced Secondary Structure Transformation of Amyloid‐Derived Dipeptide Assemblies from β‐Sheet to α‐Helix

Secondary structures such as α‐helix and β‐sheet are the major structural motifs within the three‐dimensional geometry of proteins. Therefore, structure transitions from β‐sheet to α‐helix not only can serve as an effective strategy for the therapy of neurological diseases through the inhibition of β‐sheet aggregation but also extend the application of α‐helix fibrils in biomedicine. Herein, we present a charge‐induced secondary structure transition of amyloid‐derived dipeptide assemblies from β‐sheet to α‐helix. We unravel that the electrostatic (charge) repulsion between the C‐terminal charges of the dipeptide molecules are responsible for the conversion of the secondary structure. This finding provides a new perspective to understanding the secondary structure formation and transformation in the supramolecular organization and life activity.     

Quantum mechanical studies on model α‐pleated sheets

Pauling and Corey proposed a pleated‐sheet configuration, now called α‐sheet, as one of the protein secondary structures in addition to α‐helix and β‐sheet. Recently, it has been suggested that α‐sheet is a common feature of amyloidogenic intermediates. We have investigated the stability of antiparallel β‐sheet and two conformations of α‐sheet in solution phase using the density functional theoretical method. The peptides are modeled as two‐strand acetyl‐(Ala)₂‐N‐methylamine. Using stages of geometry optimization and single point energy calculation at B3LYP/cc‐pVTZ//B3LYP/6‐31G* level and including zero‐point energies, thermal, and entropic contribution, we have found that β‐sheet is the most stable conformation, while the α‐sheet proposed by Pauling and Corey has 13.6 kcal/mol higher free energy than the β‐sheet. The α‐sheet that resembles the structure observed in molecular dynamics simulations of amyloidogenic proteins at low pH becomes distorted after stages of geometry optimization in solution. Whether the α‐sheets with longer chains would be increasingly favorable in water relative to the increase in internal energy of the chain needs further investigation. Different from the quantum mechanics results, AMBER parm94 force field gives small difference in solution phase energy between α‐sheet and β‐sheet. The predicted amide I IR spectra of α‐sheet shows the main band at higher frequency than β‐sheet. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010     

Rational Design for Cooperative Recognition of Specific Nucleobases Using β‐Cyclodextrin‐Modified DNAs and Fluorescent Ligands on DNA and RNA Scaffolds

We propose a binary fluorimetric method for DNA and RNA analysis by the combined use of two probes rationally designed to work cooperatively. One probe is an oligonucleotide (ODN) conjugate bearing a β‐cyclodextrin (β‐CyD). The other probe is a small reporter ligand, which comprises linked molecules of a nucleobase‐specific heterocycle and an environment‐sensitive fluorophore. The heterocycle of the reporter ligand recognizes a single nucleobase displayed in a gap on the target labeled with the conjugate and, at the same time, the fluorophore moiety forms a luminous inclusion complex with nearby β‐CyD. Three reporter ligands, MNDS (naphthyridine–dansyl linked ligand), MNDB (naphthyridine–DBD), and DPDB (pyridine–DBD), were used for DNA and RNA probing with 3′‐end or 5′‐end modified β‐CyD – ODN conjugates. For the DNA target, the β‐CyD tethered to the 3′‐end of the ODN facing into the gap interacted with the fluorophore sticking out into the major groove of the gap site ( MNDS and DPDB ). Meanwhile the β‐CyD on the 5′‐end of the ODN interacted with the fluorophore in the minor groove ( MNDB and DPDB ). The results obtained by this study could be a guideline for the design of binary DNA/RNA probe systems based on controlling the proximity of functional molecules.     

A cationic β‐cyclodextrin as a dynamic coating for the separation of proteins in capillary electrophoresis

A cationic cyclodextrin was used as dynamic coating for the capillary electrophoresis of a model mixture of proteins (i.e., ubiquitin, α‐lactoglobulin, cytochrome‐c, and myoglobin) as positively charged species in a fused silica capillary. An interesting feature of the coating is that by simple adjustment of the concentration of cyclodextrin added into the background electrolyte, a neutral or positively charged surface, which was beneficial in preventing protein adsorption at the inner capillary wall surface, was obtained. This is the first demonstration of a dynamic coating that yielded a neutral surface for protein separations in capillary electrophoresis. Based on electro‐osmotic flow measurements, addition of 0.05 to 0.10 mg/mL quaternary β‐cyclodextrin in a low pH electrolyte resulted in a neutral or positive surface (undetectable to very slow anodic electro‐osmotic flow). The coating approach afforded the electrophoretic separation of the mixture of proteins at positive polarity with good repeatability and separation performance.     

Temperature‐dependent polymorphic crystalline structure and melting behavior of poly(butylene adipate) investigated by time‐resolved FTIR spectroscopy

The polymorphic crystalline structure and melting behavior of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate) (PBA) samples melt‐crystallized at different crystallization temperatures were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The crystalline structure and melting behavior of PBA were found to be greatly dependent on the crystallization temperature. By comparison of the FTIR spectra and the corresponding second derivatives between the α‐ and β‐crystal of PBA, the spectral differences were identified for the IR bands appeared at 1485, 1271, 1183, and 930 cm^?1 and the possible reasons were presented. Especially, the 930 cm^?1 band was found to be a characteristic band for the β‐crystal. Combining the DSC data with the analysis of normalized intensity changes of several main IR bands during the melting process, the melting behaviors of the α‐ and β‐crystal were clarified in detail. It is demonstrated by the in situ IR measurement that the β‐crystalline phase would transform into the α‐crystalline phase during the melting process, and the solid–solid phase transition from the β‐ to α‐crystal was well elucidated by comparing the intensity changes of the 1170 and 930 cm^?1 bands. The dependence of the β‐ to α‐crystal phase transition on the heating rate was revealed by monitoring the intensity ratio of the 909 and 930 cm^?1 band. It was suggested that at the heating rate of 0.5 or 1 °C/min, the percent amount of the transformed α‐crystal from the β‐crystal was much higher than that at the higher heating rate. The β‐crystal transforms into the α‐crystal incompletely at the higher heating rate because of the less time available for the phase transition. In addition, the β‐ to α‐crystal phase transition was further confirmed by the IR band shifts during the melting process. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 1997–2007, 2009     

Dopamine Oxidation at Per(6‐deoxy‐6‐thio)‐α‐Cyclodextrin Monolayer Modified Gold Electrodes

The gold electrode is functionalized by sequential self‐assembly of a monolayer of the title thiolated cyclodextrin with and without dopamine included in the cavities. The structure of α‐cyclodextrin modified gold electrode is carefully characterized using STM and AFM. Surface complexation of dopamine is examined and its association constant is evaluated. Chemical reactions accompanying the electrode process of dopamine, which interfere in the electrochemical dopamine determination, are described and the conditions to avoid them are proposed. Dopamine incorporated in the α‐cyclodextrin sites anchored to the electrode surface was found to provide electrochemical contact of the electrode with the solution‐resident dopamine. Dopamine present in the α‐cyclodextrin cavities has different properties compared to dopamine in the bulk buffer solution and can act as a mediator for the dopamine molecules diffusing to the electrode. This unique mediation effect leads to improvement of the sensitivity of dopamine determination using the α‐cyclodextrin modified electrode and a procedure for the determination of dopamine in large excess of ascorbate is proposed.