Stabilization of All-trans-retinol by Cyclodextrins: A Comparative Study Using HPLC and Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Purpose: To formulate preparations incorporating cyclodextrins (CDs) which could be used for direct delivery to the retina of vitamin A (all-trans-retinol), while also protecting it from degradation in the aqueous environment. Vitamin A supplementation is being considered for treatment of several ophthalmic diseases characterised by progressive photoreceptor degeneration. Methods: The complexation between vitamin A and ten cyclodextrins, Captisol^®(sulfobutyl ether-7--cyclodextrin), hydroxypropyl--CD, 2-hydroxypropyl--CD, -CD, hydroxypropyl--CD, hydroxypropyl--CD, -CD, methyl--CD,Heptakis-(2,6-di-O-methyl)--CD andHeptakis-(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)--CD,was investigated using bothhigh sensitivity fluorescence spectrometry and HPLC (high pressure liquid chromatography). Samples of retinol-CD complexes in phosphate buffer, pH 7.4 were analysed for up to 72 hours. Optimum conditions for formation of the Captisol-retinol complexes were investigated. Results: Using spectroscopic measurements and HPLC, the complexes formed between ten cyclodextrins and all-trans-retinol were evaluated. The results indicate that all cyclodextrins tested were able to form inclusion complexes as shown by the fluorescence signals which are considerably larger than those obtained in the absence of cyclodextrin. Only minimal degradation of retinol over 48 hours was observed with three of these cyclodextrins. Captisol was able to stabilise all-trans-retinol for up to 72 hours, as shown by HPLC, and the optimum ratio of Captisol to retinol was determined to be 50 to 1. Addition of glutathione and decrease in pH did not improve stability of the complex. Conclusions: This survey suggests that Captisol and other cyclodextrins could be used to stabilise and solubilise vitamin A in aqueous media and this establishes the basis for an ocular Captisol-retinol drug delivery system now under development in our laboratory.     

Bakterieninhaltsstoffe,V: Alkylchinoline und derenN-Oxide ausPseudomonas aeruginosa

Alkyl and alkenyl quinolines (so-called Pyo-substances) and theirN-oxides were isolated fromPseudomonas aeruginosa. Structures proposed earlier could be confirmed; a new representative (Pyo V) is described.

IV. Mitt.:A. Römer, H. Budzikiewicz, H. Korth undG. Pulverer, Tetrahedron Letters1979, 509.     

Optisch aktive,aromatische Spirane, 8. Mitt.: Darstellung optisch aktiver, 5, 5′, 6′-trisubstituierter 2,2′-Spirobiindane bekannter Chiralität und enantiomerer Reinheit

Starting from (+) (2R) methyl 5-ethyl-2,2-spirobiindane-5-carboxylate of known enantiomeric purity 79 optically active, configurationally correlated 5,5,6-trisubstituted 2,2-spirobiindanes (2–7) were prepared for the purpose of testing a shortened polynomal Ansatz for chirality functions. Their optical rotations and¹H-nmr spectra are reported.In this context several 6-substituted 5-ethylindanes (1) were prepared as model compounds for synthetic transformations.

     

Influence of o-benzoquinone nature on initiation of radical polymerization by the o-benzoquinone—tert-amine system

o-Benzoquinones initiate radical polymerization of methacrylates under visible light irradiation in the presence of tertiary amines. Spectral sensitivity of the initiating system coincides with absorption bands of o-benzoquinone attributed to the S(*) (_max 400 nm) and S(n*) (_max 600 nm) transitions. The amine radicals (Am^·) initiating polymerization are generated by the photoreduction of Q in the presence of AmH from the triplet radical pair ³(QH^·, Am^·). The yield of Am^· depends on the difference between the volumes of substituents in the 3 and 6 positions of the quinoid ring and is maximal for symmetrically substituted o-benzoquinones. For a series of derivatives of symmetrical 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone, the rate of photopolymerization of ,-bis(methacryloyloxyethyleneoxycarbonyloxy)ethyleneoxyethylene (OCM-2) in the presence of N,N-dimethylaniline is determined by the free energy (G _e) of electron transfer from the amine to photoexcited o-benzoquinone. The G _e value includes the energies of oxidation of the amines and reduction of the o-quinones and the energy of the 00 transition of the triplet excited state of o-benzoquinones, which are equal to their redox potentials. The photopolymerization rate is maximal for G _e 0.     

Structure of gangliosides from gonads of the starfish Evasterias retifera

Mono- and disialogangliosides were isolated from gonads of the starfish Evasterias retifera. Their structures were elucidated using chemical methods, GC-MS analysis, and enzymatic hydrolysis with neuraminidase. The monosialoganglioside has the structure 8-O-Me-Neu5Gc-23-GalNAc-13-Gal-14-Glc-11-Cer, while the disialoganglioside contains an additional Neu5Ac residue which glycosylates GalNAc in position 6. The lipid moieties of both gangliosides contain phytosphingosine (mainly C_18:0) and two types of fatty acids, unsubstituted (mainly C_16:0 and C_18:0) and -hydroxy acids (mainly -hydroxy-C_16:0).     

Potentiometric studies on the complex formation of lanthanides with proline and hydroxyproline

The formation of the lanthanide (La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu) complexes with proline and hydroxyproline has been investigated by potentiometric methods as well as by a turbidimetric one which has provided some additional conclusions. It has been found that 11 and a slight amount of 21 complexes are formed. The deviation from the typical course of the formation function is discussed. It is suggested that the perturbations of complex formation in the systems are caused by hydrolysis. The stability constants of the complexes are reported.

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Potentiometrische Untersuchungen an Lanthanid-Komplexen von Prolin und Hydroxyprolin

Zusammenfassung Die Bildung von Lanthanid-Komplexen (La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu) mit Prolin und Hydroxyprolin wurde potentiometrisch und mit Hilfe von Trübungsmessungen untersucht. Es wurde festgestellt, daß sich Komplexe der Zusammensetzung 11 und in kleiner Menge auch 21 bilden. Die Abweichung von typischem Verlauf der Bildungskurven wurde untersucht. Es wurde dabei festgestellt, daß für die Störungen in der Komplexbildung die Hydrolyse verantwortlich ist. Die Stabilitätskonstanten wurden bestimmt.

     

A routine method for the analysis of mononitro-PAH in immission and emission samples

Summary A routine method for the identification and quantification of mononitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in environmental samples has been developed. Micro-scale liquid-liquid partition between dimethylformamide and cyclohexane and HPLC on normal-phase silica gel columns are used for clean-up of samples. This preconcentration scheme is time-saving and uses a minimal amount of solvents. Identification and quantification are performed by GC/ECD and GC/MS in the selected ion monitoring mode. The analytical scheme has been optimized under use of standard substances by variation of several parameters in different steps of the analysis. The method was applied to the NBS Reference Material SRM 1649 Urban Dust, to urban air samples from the city of Vienna as well as to combustion emissions.

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Eine Routinemethode zur Immissions- und Emissionsmessung von Mononitro-PAH

Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine Routinemethode zur Identifizierung und Quantifizierung von mononitrierten polycyclischen aromatischen Kohlenwasserstoffen in Umweltproben entwickelt. Zur Vortrennung der Proben wurde eine Flüssig-flüssig-Verteilung im Mikromaßstab zwischen Dimethylformamid und Cyclohexan und eine HPLC-Auftrennung an Silicagel-Säulen angewandt. Diese Aufarbeitungsmethode erwies sich gleichzeitig als zeit- und lösungsmittelsparend. Die Identifizierung und Quantifizierung der Nitro-PAHs erfolgt mittels GC/ECD und GC/MS im selected ion monitoring-Modus. Der Analysenvorgang wurde unter Verwendung von Standardsubstanzen durch Änderung der verschiedensten Parameter in den einzelnen Analysenschritten optimiert. Praktisch angewandt wurde die vorliegende Methode schließlich zur Untersuchung von Proben des Standardstaubs NBS Standard Reference Material SRM 1649 Urban Dust, von Stadtluft an einer verkehrsreichen Kreuzung in Wien und von Emissionen verschiedener Holzverbrennungsanlagen.

     

Detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-monomethyl-lysine generated by metabolic transmethylation

Administration of radiolabelled deprenyl to rats resulted in the urinary elimination of a ¹⁴C-labelled N-monomethyl-lysine. An increased level of N-monomethyl-lysine was found following an oral dose of another drug, also containing an N-methyl group. The urine sample was treated with 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl chloride and then subjected to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); the radioactive fraction was identified as N-monomethyl-lysine by using HPLC-MS in electrospray mode. Identification of N-monomethyl-lysine in the radioactive fraction gives experimental proof of transmethylation from a well-known drug to an endogenous compound.     

Reactions with heterocyclic amidines,VII: Synthesis of some new pyrazolo[1,5-c]-1,2,4-triazines,pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines

Diazotised 5-amino-3-methyl-4-phenyloyrazole (1) reacted with active methylene reagents and with -naphthol to yield the pyrazolo[1,5-c)-1,2,4-triazine derivatives2a-e and5. Compound1 reacted with benzoyl isothiocyanate and with phenyl isothiocyanate to yield the corresponding pyrazol-5-ylthiourea derivatives6a, b. 5a was converted into the thiourea derivative8 by the action of acids or alkalies. A synthesis of 2-methyl-3-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidin-5-one from the reaction of -phenylacetoactonitrile (3-oxo-2-phenyl-butyric nitrile) and -cyanoethylhydrazine is reported.

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Reaktionen mit heterocyclischen Amidinen, VII: Synthese einiger neuer Pyrazolo[1,5-c]-1,2,4-triazine, Pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine und Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine

Zusammenfassung Diazotiertes 5-Amino-3-methyl-4-phenylpyrazol (1) reagiert mit einer aktiven Methylenkomponente und -Naphthol zu den Pyrazolo[1,5-c]-1,2,4-triazin-Derivaten2a-e und5. 1 ergibt mit Benzoylisothiocyanat und Phenylisothiocyanat die entsprechenden Pyrazol-5-yl-thioharnstoffe6a, b. 5a wurde mittels Säure oder Base in das Thioharnstoffderivat8 umgewandelt. Es wird über eine Synthese von 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidin-5-on aus -Phenylacetoacetonitril (3-Oxo-2-phenyl-butyronitril) und -Cyanoethylhydrazin berichtet.

     

Zur Anwendung des Näherungsansatzes für Chiralitätsfunktionen an trisubstituierten 2,2′-Spirobiindanen

From¹³C-NMR results, modified ligand parameters (-values) for theo-acetyl group in trisubstituted 2,2-Spirobiindanes have been derived. With theses values a much better agreement between calculated and measured optical rotation is obtained.

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RPLC retention of 1,ω-di(alkoxy)-polysulphides

Summary A simple and reliable method for routine measurement of ammonia in ambient air is described. It is based on the collection of ammonia on H₃PO₃-coated annular denuders and its subsequent derivatization withm-toluoyl chloride (MTC) in alkaline acetonitrile. The resultingm-toluamide is determined by reversed phase HPLC with UV detection at 230 nm. The limit of dotection is about 0.3g m^–3 for NH₃ in air samples collected at 151 min^–1 for one hour.     

Preparation and separation of metallobacteriochlorophylla by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography has been used for the preparation of copper(II) bacteriochlorophylla [Cu(II)-BChl-a] and zinc(II) bacteriochlorophylla [Zn(II)-BChl-a]. Both compounds are separated on a reversed-phase Inertsil ODS-2 column using a mobile phase of acetone-methanol (2575, v/v). The fractionated metallobacteriochlorophylls (M-Bchl-a) are identified by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. The spectroscopic parameters such as the wavelength of absorption maxima and the molar extinction coefficients are determined using pure M-Bchl-a obtained by preparative HPLC. The HPLC method proposed here has been demonstrated to be useful for the purification and determination of components of M-Bchl-a.     

Determination of 6-amino-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxepan-5-ol by postcolumn derivatization witho-phthalaldehyde/2-mercapto-ethanol after ion-pair chromatography

Summary A high-performance liquid chromatographic method is discribed for the determination of 6-amino-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxepan-5-ol using Spherisorb ODS II stationary phase and mobile phase 30:70 (v/v) methanol: aqueous 1-octane sulfonic acid. Detection was fluorimetric following postcolumn derivatization with o-phthaladehyde/2-mercaptoethanol. The procedure was applied to the analysis of aqueous solutions and microcrystalline suspensions in liquid paraffin, prepared for investigation of the toxicological profile. The method was validated for selectivity, linearity of detector response, repeatability, limit of detection and quantitation. The HPLC method was selective. The instrumental limit of detection was 0.5 ng per injection (0.05 g mL^–1). The method detection limits were 0.5 g mL^–1 aqueous solution and 5 g mL^–1 liquid paraffin suspension, the quantitation limit 0.05 mg mL^–1 aqueous solution and 1.0 mg mL^–1 liquid paraffin. Linearity was within 0.94–47.1 g mL^–1. Intra-assay accuracy accounted for 99–100% in the range 0.05–226 mg mL^–1 aqueous solution, intra-assay precision for 2% (C.V.). For microcrystalline liquid paraffin suspensions with 1 and 250 mg mL^–1 99 and 109% was found for intra-assay accuracy. Intra-assay precision was 5% (C.V.). Reliable results over a wide concentration range can be obtained. The procedure is considered valid for determination of the analyte in aqueous solution or microcrystalline paraffin oil suspensions.     

Synthesen an Ansabrücken von (2,5)-Pyridinophanen I

(2,5)-Pyridinophanes were chosen as model compounds for synthetic manipulations at the end of ansabridges. Some selective transformations of the carbonyl function in [11] (2,5)-Pyridinophan-11-on (1) are reported. Lactams (Ansanicotinamide), lactones, tetrazoles and other derivatives were obtained in good yield.

     

Use of a Graphical Method to Predict the Retention Times of Selected Flavonoids in HPLC from Thin-Layer Chromatographic Data

Similarities and differences between the retention characteristics of octadecylsilica wettable with water used in TLC and RP-18 used in HPLC have been elucidated by use of the linear relationships between log k and R_M. The stationary phases compared were investigated with the same mobile phases—binary mixtures of methanol and water, acetonitrile and water, and tetrahydrofuran and water. For these adsorbents of the same type but differing in specific surface area the correlation line was shifted by log (_systemI/_systemII). High values of the correlation coefficients obtained over the whole range of mobile phase organic modifier concentration examined indicated that the TLC systems could be used to predict HPLC conditions for flavonoid separation.     

20-Hydroxyecdysone from Stemmacantha uniflora Subsp. satzyperovii

The dynamics of 20-hydroxyecdysone content in vegetative and generative organs of Stemmacantha uniflora subsp. satzyperovii (Soskov) Dittrich, which is distributed over Primorskii Krai, were investigated. A high content of 20-hydroxyecdysone during the plant vegetative period is characteristic of growing organs. The amount is maximal for young leaves during development of racemes (7.8 g/mg) and for ripe achenes (11.15 g/mg).     

Mittlere Schwingungsamplituden und Molekulargeometrie von IOF5

Mean amplitudes of vibration for IOF₅ have been recalculated from known spectroscopic data using the Method of the Characteristic Vibrations. The obtained values are in excellent agreement with those obtained from electron diffraction and microwave measurements and give also a correct picture of the molecular geometry.

     

Secondary metabolites of Astragalus danicus Retz. and A. inopinatus Boriss.

The chemical composition of the above-ground parts of Astragalus danicus and A. inopinatus collected in the Baikal region (Eastern Siberia) was studied for the first time. From A. danicus, pentacyclic triterpene saponins were isolated and identified, viz., 3-O-(-glucuronopyranosyl)-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-methyl-d-chiro-inositol, and linolenic acid. In A. inopinatus, the same saponins were identified as well as tricosan-1-ol and tetracosan-1-ol, 5,7,4"-trihydroxyflavon (apigenin), and a tetracyclic triterpenoid, 20(R),24(S)-epoxycyclolanost-9(11)-ene-3,6,16,25-tetrol (cycloastragenol). All reported compounds from the both genus of Astragalus were isolated for the first time. Methanolic extracts of A. danicusand A. inopinatus exhibited low inhibitory activity with respect to the growth of HeLa cells. The chloroform fraction of A. danicus showed a strong antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and a strong cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells.     

High temperature capillary GC analysis of phytopreparations of “espinheira santa” (Maytenus ilicifolia M. andMaytenus aquifolium M. — Celastraceae), a Brazilian antiulcer plant

Summary We report a method for the analysis of triterpenes in aqueous alcoholic extracts ofM. ilicifolia orM. aquifolium leaves, using high temperature capillary gas chromatography in polar columns (OV-17-OH). These species are popularly known in Brazil as espinheira santa and have proven antiulcer properties. The method consists of the pre-concentration of the triterpenes from the aqueous alcoholic extract, followed by GC analysis, which permits the determination of the presence of friedelan-3-ol and friedelin. Direct comparison with several triterpenol standards that are usually found in falsified espinheira santa samples but are absent in the authentic drug, showed that GC analysis clearly allows detection of the presence of friedelan-3-ol and friedelin and, therefore, permits distinguishing between authentic and false espinheira santa aqueous alcoholic extracts.     

Beiträge zur Chemie der Pyrrolpigmente, 42. Mitt. Kraftfeldrechnungen an Gallenfarbstoffen: Die Energiehyperfläche rubinoider Pigmente

The energy hypersurface of rubinoid bile pigments is calculated using a force field model previously described. Two cases are observed. I: The pigment is substituted symmetrically or unsymmetrically by apolar groups. This results in a very shallow energy valley containing several enantiomeric conformers of approximately equal energies. II: Substitution by polar groups, especially in position 8 and 12 of the rubin skeleton, (e.g.–CH₂–CH₂–COOH) is followed by a lock in bonding between such groups and the lactam ring functions. Thereby only two enantiomeric conformers, which are energetically stabilized, are possible. The barrier between these species amounts to about 40 kJ/mol. These results are compared with the experimental facts available so far. An analysis of the corresponding energy hypersurfaces of the diastereomeric forms of (Z,Z)-, (E,Z)-, (Z,E)- and (E,E)-configurations is given as well.

41. Mitt.:Falk H., Müller N., Mh. Chem.112, 791 (1981).