Study on the Supramolecular Interaction of β-Cyclodextrin with Gemfibrozil by Spectrofluorimetry and Its Analytical Application

The supramolecular interaction of gemfibrozil with β-cyclodextrin （β-CD） was studied by spectrofluorimetry. The mechanism of the inclusion was discussed by spectrofluoremetry, infrared spectrum and ^1H NMR spectrum. The results showed that a 1 ： 1 （β-CD ： gemfibrozil） complex was formed with an apparent association constant of 3.844 × 10^3 L·mol^-1. Based on the enhancement of the fluorescent intensity of gemfibrozil, a spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of gemfibrozil in bulk aqueous solution in the presence of β-CD was developed. The linear range was 3.30 ng·mL^- 1 -6.00 ug·mL^-1 with the detection limit of 0.980 ng·mL^-1. There was no interference from the excipients normally used in tablet composition and the serum main compositions. The proposed method was then successfully applied to the determination of gemfibrozil in capsules and serum.     

Cucurbituril and β-Cyclodextrin as Hosts for the Complexation of Organic Dyes

The complexation of neutral organic molecules by cucurbituril and-cyclodextrin in formic acid was studied by means ofspectrophotometric titrations. In the case of -cyclodextrin thecomposition of the solvent has almost no influence upon the stability of thecomplexes formed. This situation is completely different for cucurbituril.Due to its interactions with protons the measured stability constants of thecomplexes formed with organic molecules increase with decreasing acidconcentration. At low acid concentrations cucurbituril forms more stablecomplexes with organic molecules than -cyclodextrin.     

Study on the Structure of Supramolecular Inclusion Complex of β-Cyclodextrin with Retinoic Acid

The importance of Vitamin A for human health has been stressed in resent studies1, meanwhile its derivative so-called retinoic acid (RA) has been widely used as pharmaceutical to treat several types of skin disease and cancer2,3. However the application of retinoic acid is restrained for its poor water solubility, unstability and side effect on the human body.Cyclodextrins (CDs) are macrocyclic oligosaccharides built up from 6, 7, or 8 glucopyranose units called (, (, and (-CD, respectively…     

Dielectric Relaxation of the β-Cyclodextrin Complexes with Tridecanoic Acid and 1,13-Tridecanedioic Acid

The frequency and temperature dependence of the real (') and imaginary (') parts of the dielectric permittivity of the polycrystalline complex-cyclodextrin-tridecanoic acid in two hydration forms (with 16.2 and 10.7 water molecules) and -cyclodextrin-1,13-tridecanedioic acid with 16.4 and 10.5 water molecules have been investigated, in the frequency range 0.1–100 kHz and temperature range 120–310 K. The dielectric behavior is described well by Debye-type relaxation dispersion. All systems except for the complex of partially dehydrated monocarboxylic acid, exhibit an additional -dispersion, at low frequencies (f < 1000 Hz). Only one-step was found in the ' vs. Tplots of both complexes in the two hydration forms, a fact indicating that the watermolecules cannot be divided into strongly bound and easily movable molecules. The'vs. T plots, at a fixed frequency (200 Hz), show the characteristic peakattributed to a transition between ordered and disordered -CD hydroxyl groupsand water molecules. The transition temperature was 202.7 K for all systems examinedexcept for the complex -CD-tridecanoic acid.16.2 H₂O (214.5 K). This means that the order to disorder transformation process was unaffected by the dehydration process in the case of the dicarboxylic acid complex, whereas in the case of the monocarboxylic acid, it was unexpectedly facilitated. The relaxation time varies with temperature, in a like curve (in the range 8–14 s), with maximum values located at the corresponding order-disorder transition temperatures. The activation energies of the fully hydrated complexes have absolute values of 5 kJ/mol in the range 1.98–3.82 K_{BT transition} which are higher than the corresponding values of :2 kJ/mol of the dehydrated complexes. A thermal hysteresis observed in all complexes is a result of the order-disorder transformation.     

Solubility Study of Nimodipine Inclusion Complexation with α- and β-Cyclodextrin and some Substituted Cyclodextrins

The solubility of nimodipine was measured in aqueous solutions of the following cyclodextrins: -cyclodextrin (-CD), hydroxypropyl--CD (HP--CD), -cyclodextrin (-CD), random substituted methyl--CD (M--CD), three hydroxypropyl--CDs (HP--CD) with mutually different average degree of substitution, and hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HP--CD). From the determined linear solubility diagrams the values of the binding constant K₁₁ of the inclusion complexes of nimodipine with the respective CDs were evaluated. The -CDs efficiently solubilized sparingly soluble nimodipine, the highest value of K₁₁ was found for M--CD (1680 M^-1), followed by -CD (550 M^-1) and HP--CDs, where the higher degree of substitution lowered K₁₁. Only slight solubilization of nimodipine was observed in the solutions of the -CDs and HP--CD.     

A Study of the Driving Force for Inclusion Complexation of α- and β-Cyclodextrin with Substituted Benzene

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Experimental and Theoretical Studies on the Inclusion Complexation of β-Cyclodextrin with Phenothiazine Derivatives

Inclusion complexation of -cyclodextrin (-CD) with N-phenylphenothiazine ( 1), N-benzylphenothiazine ( 2) and N-phenethylphenothiazine ( 3) has been studied by means of UV-vis spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. The association constants (K_a) were determined to be 126, 312 and 211 dm³/mol for inclusion of -CD with 1, 2 and 3, respectively. It shows that the K_a values are affected by the substituents of the guest compounds. The structures of the complexes and the conformation of the guest compounds bound by -CD in the complex have been discussed.     

Complexation of Volatile Organic Molecules from the Gas Phase with Cucurbituril and β-Cyclodextrin

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The first results about the complexing ability of the supramolecular ligand cucurbituril with different volatile organic molecules from the gas phase are presented. The behaviour of cucurbituril is similar to that of β-cyclodextrin. The capacity of both ligands was determined with toluene. Columns filled with β-cyclodextrin and cucurbituril have a capacity of 0.50 and 0.42 mol toluene per mol ligand, respectively. The extraction of volatile molecules is not limited to toluene, also several other organic molecules are complexed from the gas phase. The fluorescence spectra of the solid naphthaline and aniline complexes with cucurbituril and β-cyclodex-trin are presented. Comparing the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves of cucurbituril, the cucurbituril toluene complex and silica gel with adsorbed toluene shows that a complexation and no adsorption takes place.     

Study on the Application of Gibberellin for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Arsenic,Phosphorus,Silicon and Germanium

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LC–Tandem-MS Development and Validation for the Determination of Tegaserod in Beagle Dog Plasma and Its Application to a Pharmacokinetic Study

A sensitive and selective liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitative determination of tegaserod was developed and validated over the linearity range 1.0–200.0 ng mL^?1 with 0.5 mL of plasma using diphenhydramine as an internal standard. Liquid–liquid extraction using ethyl ether was used to extract the drug and the internal standard from plasma. The mass spectrometer was operated under the selected reaction monitoring mode using the atmospheric pressure chemical ionization technique. The mobile phase consisted of methanol–water–formic acid (80:20:1, v/v/v), at a flow rate of 0.6 mL min^?1. In the positive mode, tegaserod produced a protonated precursor ion at m/z 302 and a corresponding product ion at m/z 173. The internal standard produced a protonated precursor ion at m/z 256 and a corresponding product ion at m/z 167. The intra- and inter-day accuracy at all levels fell in the ranges of 100.72–102.75% and 100.61–105.45%, and the intra- and inter-day precision were in the ranges of 4.20–5.74% and 1.90–4.17%, respectively. The method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of tegaserod after an oral administration of two kinds of tegaserod preparations to beagle dogs.     

Modeling, Simulation and Operation Performance of a Simulated Moving Bed for Enantioseparation of Fluoxetine on New β-Cyclodextrin Columns

A Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) setup, including 8 new -cyclodextrin columns, was used to achieve the enantioseparation of fluoxetine. The effects of feed concentration and feed flowrate on the operation performance parameters: purity, enrichment, recovery and productivity were studied. A simulation approach was applied to simulate the operation and performance of the simulated counter-current system. The model predicted the performance of the transient and cyclic steady state behaviour to a reasonably good extent. The adsorption isotherm and parameters determined by pulse experiments and moment analysis seem to be adequate in simulating both the transient and steady state behaviour. Generally, this model can provide guidance for designing operation condition of the SMB system.     

Substituent Effects on the Driving Force for Inclusion Complexation of α- and β-Cyclodextrin with Monosubstituted Benzene Derivatives

The association constant values, K_a, for the inclusion of - and -CD with monosubstituted benzene derivatives were determined by means of UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The stability of the complexes is influenced by the properties of the substituents of the guest compounds. Regression analysis was used to create a set of inclusion models with the experimental association constant ln K_a and the corresponding substituent molar refraction R_m, hydrophobic constant and Hammett constant of the benzene derivatives. The ln K_a value mainly correlated with R_m for -CD and with both R_m and for -CD complexes. The association constants predicted by the models are in good agreement with the experimentally determined data. This suggests that the inclusion complexation of benzene derivatives with -CD is predominantly driven by van der Waals force and with -CD mainly by van der Waals force and hydrophobic interactions.     

Enantioseparation of Tropic Acid and Its Esters by CEKC Using Sulfated β-Cyclodextrin as a Chiral Selector

Capillary electrokinetic chromatography was successfully applied to the enantioseparation of tropic acid and its four alkyl esters (methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl), with the same chiral center, Separation was with sulfated β-cyclodextrin (4%, m/v) containing 20 mM phosphate buffer at pH 3.0 as background electrolyte at 20 °C. The results showed that, besides hydrogen-bonding interactions between these compounds with sulfated β-CD, for tropic acid and its methyl ester the steric hindrance effect was also an important factor. However, for the other esters (ethyl, propyl and butyl), the hydrophobicity effect was higher.     

Interplay between Molecular Recognition and Redox Properties: A Theoretical Study of the Inclusion Complexation of β-Cyclodextrin with Phenothiazine and its Radical Cation

The PM3 molecular orbital method was employed in the conformational analysis of the inclusion complexation of -cyclodextrin with phenothiazine and its radical cation from a complete and unrestricted geometry optimization. Ab initio calculations at the level of HF/3-21G(d) and B3LYP/3-21G(d) were utilized to determine the electronic structures of the host, guest and their complexes. The results indicated that the complexation of -cyclodextrin with the phenothiazineradical cation was significantly more favorable than that with the neutral one, in good agreement with the experimental observation. The charge-transfer interaction was proposed as a physical reason for such behavior. It is suggested that caution should be given when extrapolating one oxidation state behavior to the supramolecular systems in their other oxidation states.     

Molecular Modeling Studies of the β-Cyclodextrin in Monomer and Dimer Form as Hosts for the Complexation of Cholesterol

Molecular modeling studies on the inclusion complex formation ofcholesterol with -cyclodextrin in monomer anddimer form were performed. Monte Carlo docking simulations, moleculardynamics, and non-equilibrium molecular dynamicssimulations were applied to assess the energeticdriving force for the formation of these inclusioncomplexes. Both Monte Carlo docking and moleculardynamics simulations supported the more favorableinclusion complex formation of -cyclodextrindimer. Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulationsprovided a direct assessment of the binding force for theinclusion complexes, of which that of dimer form is much greater.     

Comparison of the Complexation of Cosmetical and Pharmaceutical Compounds with γ-Cyclodextrin, 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and Water-Soluble β-Cyclodextrin-co-epichlorhydrin Polymers

The ability of different cyclodextrins (CDs): CD, 2-hydroxypropyl CD to complex drugs like 3--hydroxy-11-oxoolean- 12-en-30-oic acid, 2-ethylhexyl-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-propanoate and menthol was compared to that of water-soluble polymers: CD-co-epichlorhydrin polymer (pCD/EP) and CD-co-epichlorhydrin polymer partially modified with trimethylammonium groups (pCD/EPN⁺). 3--Hydroxy-11-oxoolean-12-en-30-oic acid was poorly solubilized by CD compared with other CD derivatives, however the determination of the complexation constants was possible for pCD/EP, K₁₁ = 740, K₁₂ = 4, for pCD/EPN⁺, K₁₁ = 681, for CD, K₁₁ = 16 and for hydroxypropyl CD, K₁₁ = 114, K₁₂ = 3.4. A significant increase of the solubility was observed for 2-ethylhexyl-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-propanoate with all host molecules, it was 916 times its solubility in pure water with pCD/EPN⁺, 1116 and 1300 times with 2-hydroxypropyl CD and pCD/EP respectively. The association constants are K₁₁ = 7970, K₁₁ = 4700, K₁₁ = 1470, K₁₁ = 230 and K₁₂ = 200 with pCD/EP, pCD/EPN⁺, CD, 2-hydroxypropyl CD respectively. An increase of the solubility of menthol was observed with all CD derivatives, up to 36–37 times, except for CD. The complexation constants are similar equal to about 200.     

Spectrophotometric Study on the Interaction of Water with Chloranilic Acid and its Analytical Application

The reaction between chloranilic acid and water in alcohol was studied spectrophotometrically. The conditions of reaction were investigated in detail. The stable purple complex with an absorption wavelength at 530 nm was produced from the reaction between chloranilic acid and water. As a method for determination of H2O, Beer‘s law was obeyed in range of 0-6.0 % or 0-8.0 % (V/V) with the detection limit of 0.13 %. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 2 %. The proposed method has been applied to determination of tracea mount of water in ethanol, flour and food flavoring, respectively. The recoveries of water in samples were 97～102%.