In vitro nitrosation of ephedrine in the presence of cyclodextrins

-, and -cyclodextrin and heptakis-2,6-di-O-methyl--cyclodextrin enhance the nitrosation rate of l-ephedrine if the nitrosation assay procedure (NAP test) is applied. During this reaction with -cyclodextrin a solid inclusion compound of -cyclodextrin andN-nitrosoephedrine precipitates. Solubilities and stabilities of inclusion compounds of the cyclodextrins with ephedrine and nitrosoephedrine, respectively, explain especially the catalytic effects of some cyclodextrins on ephedrine.Part of the PhD thesis of V. Wedelich, Freie Universität Berlin, 1985.     

Effect of Cyclodextrins on the Chemical Stability of ST1435, a Contraceptive Steroid Progestin, in Aqueous Solution

The influence of cyclodextrins (CDs) on the chemical stability of the contraceptive steroid progestin, ST1435, in aqueous solution has been studied using reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography. The effects of CD structure, temperature, and CD concentration on the rate of degradation were investigated. It was found that the drug degraded to different extents following a pseudo-first order reaction mechanism. The presence of the host molecules affected the degradation rate as a result of complexation which might result in protection of the labile moiety of the drug molecule against degradation. Hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HP--CD) and hydroxyethyl--cyclodextrin (HE--CD) retarded the degradation in contrast to -cyclodextrin (-CD) which accelerated the steroid degradation. The stabilizing action of HP--CD is larger than that of HE--CD. The degradation rate increased upon increasing temperature and the Arrhenius equation is valid. Lineweaver-Burk equation analysis indicated that the steroid included inside the CD cavity degraded three times more slowly than did the free ST1435 in solution. This equation further supported the formation of a 1 : 1 inclusion complex between ST1435 and HP--CD with a stability constant of 934.5 M-1 at 65°C.     

Nitrosation of mefenorex in the presence of cyclodextrins

- and -Cyclodextrin (CD) and heptakis-2,6-di-O-methyl--cyclodextrin (DIMEB) form soluble inclusion compounds with mefenorex (MEF); with -CD a partial inclusion occurs. No solid inclusion compound could be obtained with the four CDs. -, -CD and DIMEB, but not -CD, enhance the nitrosation rate of MEF if the nitrosation assay procedure (NAP test) is applied. During this reaction with - and -CD, solid inclusion compounds of the CDs and nitrosomefenorex (NMEF) precipitate.Part of the Ph.D. thesis of V. Wedelich, Freie Universität Berlin, 1985.     

The Chlorhexidine: beta;-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compound: Preparation, Characterization and Microbiological Evaluation

The 1 : 2 chlorhexidine : -cyclodextrin(Cx : CD) complex was prepared and characterised using X-ray crystallography, infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis and nuclearmagnetic resonance. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC₅₀) of the chlorhexidine : -cyclodextrin inclusion compoundagainst Streptococcus mutans, Eubacterium Lentum, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Bacteroides fragilis andActinomices actinomycetemcomitans was determined. TheCx : CD inclusion compound inhibited the bacterial growth at a low concentration.     

Enhancement of Oral Bioavailability of Rofecoxib Using β-Cyclodextrin

The purpose of the present work was to investigate the effect ofcomplexation of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrin on its dissolutioncharacteristics and bioavailability. Inclusion complexes of rofecoxibwith -cyclodextrin were made by freeze-drying technique. Phasesolubility studies were conducted as suggested by Higuchi and Connors.The samples were characterized by performing dissolution studies, X-rayDiffraction studies and Differential Scanning Calorimetry. The complexeswere compressed into tablets and compared in-vitro with various marketedformulations. A single dose study on healthy human volunteers was performedin comparison with a marketed formulation of rofecoxib (without-cyclodextrin) to investigate the relative bioavailability.Phase solubility studies confirmed the formation of a 1 : 1complex in solution of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrin. Tablets ofsolid inclusion complexes of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrin preparedby freeze drying technique showed enhanced dissolution rate in distilledwater in comparison with all the marketed formulations analyzed. This isattributed to the increased solubility and wettability along with decreasedcrystallinity caused by complex formation, which is confirmed, by XRD and DSCstudies. The bioequivalence studies performed showed statistically significantenhancement in bioavailability as compared to the marketed formulation.Apparently, tablets containing complexes of rofecoxib with -cyclodextrinshows faster onset of action due to improved solubility, enhanced dissolutionand faster absorption of the molecule. The results of this investigation withrofecoxib in -cyclodextrin lend ample credence to its better oralbioavailability on complexation.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Silica Gels Functionalized with Monochlorotriazinyl β-Cyclodextrin and their Sorption Capacities towards Organic Compounds

Different supports, containing a new derivative of-cyclodextrin – monochlorotriazinyl-cyclodextrin (-CDMCT) – used forthe reduction of pollutants in waste water, have beenprepared. They are based on silica gel, initially eithercoated with polyethyleneimine (PEI) or grafted with3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, functionalized in asecond step with -CDMCT. In order to obtainsorbents with high -cyclodextrin content andmaximum accessibility of the -CD cavity, thefuntionalization was studied while varying experimentalconditions. Thermogravimetry, Raman spectroscopy,specific surface area and pore size distribution were usedfor the characterization of supports. Sorption experimentsshow that these sorbents have sorption capacities towardssome organic pollutants. The mechanism of sorption is bothphysical adsorption in the polymer network (for supportsobtained by coating) and/or the formation of an inclusioncomplex between -CDMCT and guest molecules.     

Improvement of Solubility and Dissolution of 19-Norprogesterone via Inclusion Complexation

In an effort to modify the solubility and dissolution rate of the contraceptive steroid, 19-norprogesterone in order to improve its bioavailability, the cyclodextrin complexation approach was chosen. In solution, the complex formation with -cyclodextrin (-CD), hydroxyethyl -cyclodextrin (HE--CD) and hydroxypropyl -cyclodextrin (HP--CD) was confirmed by using solubility, UV, IR and ¹H-NMR spectrophotometric techniques. The phase solubility diagrams were categorized as A_L-type. The complexing affinity of the CDs investigated were ranked as follows: -CD > HP--CD > HE--CD. The complexation thermodynamic parameters were obtained from the temperature dependence of the dissociation constants. In the solid state, differential scanning calorimetery (DSC) and optical microscopy methods were utilized to characterize the complexes. Dissolution studies showed that such molecularly encapsulated forms offered a marked improvement in the dissolution rate compared to the parent drug.     

Interaction of fluoroalkyl-containing β-diketones with amines

The composition of products of the interaction of asymmetric fluoroalkyl-containing -diketones with amines was studied. Mixtures of regioisomeric -aminovinylketones and products of cleavage and secondary condensation are formed, depending on the temperature, the solvent, the nature of the fluorinated and nonfluorinated substituents in the -diketone, and the basicity of the amine. The major product is a -aminovinylketone in which the NH₂ group is removed from the fluoroalkyl substituent. No -aminovinylimines, products of condensation involving two electrophilic centers, were observed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2278–2284, September, 1996.     

Formulation and Preliminary in vivo Testing of Rufloxacin-Cyclodextrin Ophthalmic Solutions

Aim of the present work was to investigate the effect of somecyclodextrins (CDs) on the solubility and ocular bioavailability of rufloxacin base (RUF), with theultimate goal of developing an ophthalmic formulation. Phase solubility studies of RUF inpH 7.4 buffer were carried out in the presence of -cyclodextrin (-CD),hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HP--CD) and -cyclodextrin(-CD). The effect of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) on RUF solubility was evaluated after heating the solutionscontaining HP--CD at 120 °C.A significant enhancement of RUF solubility was achieved by associatingthe drug with CDs, particularly HP--CD. This CD formed with RUF a less stablecomplex than that formed by -CD, but did not suffer the solubility limitations ofthe parent CD, and showed a higher solubilizing capacity than -CD. Addition of 0.25%(w/v) HPMC to solutions containing HP--CD increased the solubilizing effect of this CD,thus allowing reduction of the amount necessary for solubilization of 0.3% (w/v) RUF.Preliminary pharmacokinetic data in rabbits indicated that theocular bioavailability of 0.3% (w/v) RUF solubilized by HP--CD was higher when compared witha 0.3% (w/v) RUF suspension used as reference.     

Conformational Heterogeneity of a Tripeptide in the Solid State and in Solution: Characterization of a γ-Turn Containing Incipient Hairpin in Solution

A terminally blocked tripeptide Boc--Ala-Aib--Ala-OMe 1 with noncoded amino acids forms a novel type of hairpin structure containing a -turn instead of a conventional -turn in the central loop region in solution. This new type structural motif was characterized by NMR and restraint molecular dynamics simulation study. In the solid state peptide 1 adopts an extended backbone conformation and self-assembles to form supramolecular -sheet.     

Reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with α,β-unsaturated O-methyloximes

The reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with O-methyloximes of some ,-unsaturated ketones results in the phosphorylation at the -carbon atom to form methoxyiminophosphine oxides, whereas the reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with O-methyloximes of ,-unsaturated aldehydes affords aminodihydrophosphole oxides.     

Reduction of photohemolytic activity of benoxaprofen byβ-cyclodextrin complexations

Inclusion complexations of benoxaprofen (BXP) with-cyclodextrin (-CyD) and heptakis (2,6-di-O-methyl)--CyD (DM--CyD) were studied by the solubility method and CD and¹H-NMR spectroscopy. Both -CyDs decelerated the photodecarboxylation of BXP, and suppressed the BXP-photosensitized hemolysis, where the inhibitory effect of DM--CyD was larger than that of -CyD. This order was well correlated with the magnitude of the stability constants of BXP--CyD complexes. The peroxidation of lipid components in erythrocyte ghosts induced by BXP was also suppressed particularly by DM--CyD. The protective effect of -CyDs on the BXP-induced photohemolysis seems to be due to the suppression in the photochemical reactions of BXP yielding toxic transient species, together with the inhibition in attacks of the transient species to the membrane, through inclusion complexation.     

Enantiomer separations with chromatographic supports based on β-cyclodextrin polymers immobilized on porous silica. Role of the polymer structure in separating ability

Summary Two -cyclodextrin (-CD)-containing polymers have been prepared either by condensation of -CD molecules with a bifunctional reagent or by grafting a -CD derivative on to a linear polymer (polyvinylimidazole). HPLC stationary phases were obtained by adsorption of the -CD polymers on to silica. The ability of these chromatographic supports to resolve racemic mixtures of organic compounds such as amino acid derivatives, phenylhydantoins, barbiturates, and hydroxycoumarin derivatives has been investigated. Results were found to depend on the chemical structure of the -CD polymers     

Inclusion of Ring A of Cholesterol Inside the β-Cyclodextrin Cavity: Evidence from Oxidation Reactions and Structural Studies

The disposition of cholesterol inside the -cyclodextrin cavity(-CD) was deduced from oxidation of cholesterol secondary alcoholgroups by Ca(OCl)₂ and H₂O₂ in thepyridine–acetic acid system. The amount of cholest-4-ene-3-one formedwas found to be proportional to the concentration of -cyclodextrin,resulting in 56.1% of ketone. The oxidation rate was enhanced by-cyclodextrin and its methyl, polymer and 1 : 1copper(II)–-cyclodextrin derivatives. Detailed investigationsinvolving UV-visible, ¹³C- and ¹H-NMR(T₁, 1D NOE and ROESY) spectroscopic studies were carried out.A binding constant value of 15,385 ± 1500 M^-2 wasobtained for the 2 : 1heptakis-2,6-di-O-methyl--cyclodextrin(DM-CD) : cholesterolcomplex in chloroform from UV studies. Proton and solid state¹³C-CP MAS spectra of the -CD–cholesterol mixtureshowed large magnitude shifts for the protons from the wider end of the-CD cavity as well as those of ring A and ring B of cholesterol. Both1D NOE and ROESY measurements indicated the proximity between ring A andring B protons of cholesterol and the wider end protons of -CD andDM-CD. Besides, analysis of _c,_i and tau;_m from T₁measurements showed not only a lowering of rotational motions but a value of 0.016–0.048 for some of the cholesterol protons, typical of aweak complex. Based on these studies, a probable structure for the 2 : 1complex involving two molecules of -CD/DM-CD was proposed withportions of ring A and ring B being present inside the wider end of the-CD/DM-CD cavity and ring D and the side chain attached atposition 17, projecting into the wider end of the secondCD/DM-CD molecule.     

Enhanced dissolution and oral bioavailability of α-tocopheryl esters by dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin complexation

Inclusion complexation of heptakis (2,6-di-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin (DM--CyD) with -tocopheryl acetate and -tocopheryl nicotinate in aqueous solution was studied by the solubility method. The aqueous solubilities of the esters were about 10⁵ times increased by DM--CyD complexation. The phase-solubility diagram of the tocopheryl ester-DM--CyD systems showed a typicalA _p type, and the stability constants (K) of high-order complexes were estimated by analyzing the upward curvature of the diagrams. The solid complex of -tocopheryl nicotinate with DM--CyD in a molar ratio of 12 was prepared by the kneading method. The dissolution rate of the solid complex was much greater than that of the drug itself, and the rapidly dissolving form of -tocopheryl nicotinate, as an example, showed a markedly increased bioavailability (about 70-fold) after oral administration to fasted dogs.     

The Association of Triton X Surfactants with β-Cyclodextrin. An Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Study

The association with -cyclodextrinof a series of Triton X surfactants with differentethylene oxide (EO) chain lengths was studied byisothermal titration calorimetry at 298.15 K. Theresults agree with a 1:1 association model.Association constants and changes in Gibbs freeenergies, enthalpies and entropies were derived forthe association process. Association of thesesurfactants with -cyclodextrin have favorableenthalpy changes and unfavorable entropy changes. Theshorter the EO chain of the surfactant, the greaterthe association constant with -cyclodextrin.     

Sodium Dithionite Reduction of 2S,5R-(-)-menthone and R-(+)-pulegone in the Presence of β-Cyclodextrin and Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin

Menthone on reduction with sodium dithionite,showed a good amount of mentholformation in the water/DMF system, withincreasing -cyclodextrin (-CD)concentration from 47.0% for 0.1 equivalent of-CD to 93.5% for 1 equivalentof -CD. Increasing hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin(HP-CD) gave higher menthol/neomenthol (M/N) ratiosfrom 2.8 to 3.5. In the case of pulegone,increasing -CD showed an increase in the formationof menthols in thewater/DMF system from 13.3% for 0.1 equivalent of-CD to 78.1% for 1equivalent of -CD with greater proportions ofneomenthol and neoisomenthol.However, HP-CD which showed only marginalenhancement in the formationof menthol from menthone (32.1–41%), exhibiteda greater proportion of mentholformation in the case of pulegone (55.1%).However, the phase-transfer capabilityof HP-CD was not found to be significant.     

An Investigation of Inclusion Complexes of Cyclodextrins with Phenylurea Herbicides by Photochemically-Induced Fluorescence. Analytical Applications

The effect of -cyclodextrin (-CD) and hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HP--CD) upon the photochemically-induced fluorescence (PIF) properties of four phenylurea herbicides, including linuron, diuron, isoproturon and neburon has been studied. Photochemical conversion of these nonfluorescent herbicides into strongly fluorescent photoproducts was shown to occur in -CD and HP--CD aqueous media. The influence of pH, UV irradiation time and photoproduct stability on the fluorescence intensity was also investigated. In addition, the stoichiometry and formation constants of the complexes formed between herbicides and -cyclodextrin (-CD) or 2-hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HP--CD) were determined. The formation constant values, ranging from 184 ± 40 to 1498 ± 245 M^-1, were calculated by applying the iterative nonlinear regression (NLR) approach to the PIF data. Linear calibrations graphs were established in the interval 1–12 g/mL, for diuron, linuron and neburon. The IUPAC limits of detection ranged between 580 and 700 ng/mL, according to the compound. Application to the analysis of phenylurea herbicides in spiked river water was also described.     

Structural Features of the β-CD Complexes with Naringin and its Dihydrochalcone and Aglycon Derivatives by 1H NMR

The -CD inclusion complexes of naringin 1, naringin dihydrochalcone 2 and the aglycon of naringin dihydrochalcone 3 have been investigated by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Continuous variation plots show the stoichiometry of all complexes to be 1 : 1. Thestructure of complexes was determined from 2D ROESY and 1D ROE experiments. For 1 and 2 the inclusion involves the aromatic rings leaving the disaccharide unit -L-Rha-(1-2)--D-Glc outside the -CD cavity. For naringin 1 the inclusion occurs preferentially from the wider rim of the -CD truncated cone with the terminal phenolic ring deeply inserted into the -CD cavity while for naringin dihydrochalcon 2 it occurs from the side of the -CD narrower rim. The -CD/aglycon 3 complex exists as an equilibrium of the two inclusion modes.     

Molecular Interactions and Inclusion Phenomena in Substituted β-Cyclodextrins. Simple Inclusion Probes: H2O, C, CH4, C6H6, NH4 +, HCOO−

Using a simple molecular mechanics approach interaction energy profiles of simple probes (C, CH₄, C₆H₆, H₂O, NH₄ ⁺, and HCOO^-) passing through the center of the -CD ring cavity along the main molecular symmetry axis were first evaluated. Molecular Electrostatic Potential (MEP) values along the same path were also evaluated. The effect of the flexibility of the host -CD molecule together with solute-solvent (H₂O) interactions have been represented by averaging structures of MD calculations for -CD alone and -CD surrounded by 133 H₂O molecules. The effect of various substitutions of -CD has also been evaluated. Small symmetric hydrophobic probes (such as C, CH₄, C₆H₆) are predicted to form stable inclusion complexes with non-substituted and substituted -CDs, the probe position typically being near the cavity center. The stability of the inclusion complexes will increase with increasing size and aliphatic character of the probe. Small polar and charged probes (such as H₂O, NH₄ ⁺, HCOO^-) are predicted to prefer the interaction with the solvent (water) in the bulk phase rather than the formation of inclusion complexes with non-substituted and substituted -CDs. Guest–host interactions in the stable inclusion complexes with hydrophobic probes are almost entirely dominated by dispersion interactions. The MEP reaches magnitudes close to zero in the center of the non-substituted -CD ring cavity and in most of the studied substituted -CDs and shows maximum positive or negative values outside of the cavity, near the ring faces. Substitution of -CD by neutral substituents leads to enhanced binding of hydrophobic probes and significant changes in the MEP profile along the -CD symmetry axis.