The in vitro Pulmonary Deposition of a Budesonide γ-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex

The interest in dry powder inhalers (DPIs) has recently increasedbecause the problems associated with the propellants used in pressurized metered-dose inhalers (PMDIs) will be avoided. Cyclodextrins (CDs) may be used as excipients in inhalation powders;e.g., in order to increase the solubility, stability and absorption of an inhaled drug. In thepresent study, the effect of complexation of budesonide with -CD on its pulmonary deposition wasstudied in vitro. In the presence of -CD, the aqueous solubility of budesonidefollowed B_S-type phase-solubility behaviour. A precipitationcomplexation method was used to prepare the solid budenoside/-CD complexes. The pulmonary in vitrodeposition of budenoside was evaluated after inhalation of plain budesonide and budenoside/-CDcomplexes (lactose carrier used in both formulations) by using the ``Andersen' cascadeimpactor. The novel Taifun® was used as the DPI. The respirable fractionsof the emitted budesonide dose (initially and after the storage in 40 °C, RH 75%) werecomparable for both plain budesonide and budesonide/-CD complexes. The present studyindicates that a drug/CD-complex can be used in inhalation powderswithout lowering the pulmonary deposition of the drug.     

Influence of Substituents in β-Cyclodextrin on the Interaction of Levofloxacin–β-Cyclodextrin Complexes with Liposomal Membrane

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Formation of an Inclusion Complex of a New Transition Metal Ligand in β-Cyclodextrin

The inclusion complex of a new transition metal ligand, 2,4,9-trithia-tricyclo[3.3.1.1^3,7]decane-7-carboxylic acid (2,4,9-trithia-adamantane-7-carboxylic acid, TPCOOH) in β-cyclodextrin was studied by ¹H NMR, 2D NOESY NMR spectroscopy, host-induced CD spectroscopy, and tandem mass spectrometry. ¹H NMR, MS–MS and NOESY data show that the TPCOOH guest forms a 1:1 inclusion complex with the host β-cyclodextrin. The NOESY experiments also show that TPCOOH is oriented in the complex with the thioketal end preferentially located at the larger opening of β-cyclodextrin. The orientation of the guest in the host molecule is also confirmed by the induced CD of the ligand, which shows a positive Cotton effect. An association constant of 660±20?M^?1 was determined by ¹H NMR titration for the complex at room temperature in D₂O.     

Study on a Pyruvate Oxidase Biosensor Based on β-Cyclodextrin with Ferrocene as Electron-Transfer Mediator

Abstract

A pyruvic acid biosensor was constructed by the use of ferrocene, which was included in the β-cyclodextrin as electron-transfer mediator, as well as glutaraldehyde cross-linked membrane of egg white and β-cyclodextrin as matrix of enzyme immobilization. Because of the excellent electron-transfer efficiency of ferrocene, the microenvironment from β-cyclodextrin, and also the inclusion complexation between them, the biosensor has quite good properties. The linear detection limiting of this biosensor decreased to 5.68 × 10^?7 mol/L with excellent stability for 2.58% of relative standard deviation (RSD) during six individual detections.     

Stability of Ibuprofen in its Inclusion Complex with β-Cyclodextrin

The ibuprofen--cyclodextrin inclusion complex was prepared by theco-precipitation method. The identity of the obtained product was verified by X-ray and thermogravimetric techniques. The effect of -cyclodextrin on the stability of ibuprofen was analysed.     

The Inclusion Complex of Ferrocene with a Dithiolene Functionalized β-Cyclodextrin

A new cyclodextrin derivative with the anion side-arm, mono[6-deoxy-6-(2-sodium thio-1,2-dicyane ethylenylthio)]-cyclodextrin (6-mnt-CD), and its inclusion complex with ferrocene (6-mnt-CD/Fc), have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, UV spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Thermogravimetry analysis of the compound shows that the thermal stabilities of both the host and the guest in the inclusion complex have been greatly improved due to an additional interaction between the side-arm of the host and the guest. The interplay between the guest and the host with side-arm in the complex resulted in smaller positive potential shifts in CV compared to that in the inclusion complex CD/Fc.     

Biological Activities of Violacein, a New Antitumoral Indole Derivative, in an Inclusion Complex with β-Cyclodextrin

Violacein is a poorly water-soluble antitumoraland antibacterial drug. The solubility can be enhanced by complexation with-cyclodextrin. The inclusion complex was prepared by the co-precipitation method in molarratios of 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 of violacein/-cyclodextrin, respectively. The acutetoxicity (E. coli strain) of violacein did not changeup to 400 M, either in thepresence or absence of cyclodextrin. Cytotoxicity (V-79 cellculture) through DNA and MTT assays was significantlydecreased in the presence of the 1 : 2 molar ratio complex.Studies on erythrocyte lipid peroxidation by the thiobarbituricacid (TBA) methodshowed that violacein and violacein/-CD (1 : 2) at100 M cause 50% and 80% inhibition, respectively. At 500 M theviolacein/-CD complexinhibited lipid peroxidation completely; however, withfree violacein only 65% inhibition was reached at that concentration.     

Stability of Mefenamic Acid in the Inclusion Complex with β-Cyclodextrin in the Solid Phase

The inclusion complex of mefenamic acid with -cyclodextrin was obtained by the method of coprecipitation from diethyl ether. The product was identified by the thermogravimetric and X-ray methods. The complex stability constants were determined by the potentiometric method. The effect of -CD on the solubility and stability of mefenamic acid was analysed.     

Study of the Podophyllotoxin β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex

The structure of the podophyllotoxin (P)/-cyclodextrin(-CD) inclusion complexhas been studied by infrared spectroscopy, UVspectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy and X-raydiffractometry. The association constant is 128 M^-1in water, calculated from thestraight portion of the phase-solubility diagram.     

Fluorimetric Determination of p -Hydroxybenzoic Acid in Beer as α -Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex

Abstract

The inclusion complex of p-hydroxyenzoic acid and α- and β-cyclodextrin has been studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. To describe quantitatively complex formation between α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and p-hydroxybenzoic acid, an association constant of 967 ± 14 M^?1 at 21°C was obtained. The inclusion complex has been used to determine p-hydroxybenzoic acid in the range 0.15–1.00 mg L^?1 (RSD 4.5%, n = 8). Application of the method to determination of p-hydroxybenzoic acid in beer samples gave an endogenous content of 1.25 mg L^?1.     

Changes in the Solubility of β-Cyclodextrin on Complex Formation: Guest Enforced Solubility of β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes

The most common native host molecule, -cyclodextrin (cycloheptaamylose) is able toform inclusion complexes with a large variety of guestmolecules (or ions) of different size and shape. Theproperties of the included guest molecule are highlyinfluenced by the host-guest interaction, and thepractical usefulness of -cyclodextrin isdependent on these effects. These changes are mainlyinvestigated from the point of view of the guest andto a lesser extent from that of the host. In spite ofthis, the kind of guests and that of the host-guestinteractions during the formation of the inclusioncomplex seem to influence the properties of thehydrophilic domain of -cyclodextrin (i.e. thatof the supramolecule itself), too, and this effect canbe well demonstrated by the change of solubility ofdifferent -cyclodextrin inclusion complexes.This change can be best correlated with the solubilityof the guest as if the guest enforced its solubilityon the supramolecule.     

Structural Analysis of Host–Guest Systems. Methyl-substituted Phenols in beta;-Cyclodextrin

Complexation trajectories and the variation ofinduced circular dichroism are calculated for thedocking of phenol and 2,4,6-trimethyl-phenol with-cyclodextrin. The results are compared toexperimental chirality data to elucidate themechanism of nonspecific molecular recognitionprocesses in aqueous solution. Large geometricalchanges along nearly isoenergetic Dynamic Monte Carlotrajectories show the conformational flexibility ofsuch host–guest systems. This proves diffuseintermolecular interactions, van der Waals orelectrostatic in nature, as the main contributions to thebinding energy. The number and position of the methylsubstituents of the guest reduces the complexityof the conformational space as the guests positionbecomes fixed by steric constraints.The solvation free energy is calculated from thesolvent accessible surface area weighted byrespective atomic solvation parameters. Consideringthe solvation term in the dynamic simulationsrestricts the conformational flexibility of themacromolecular system. The relative importance ofvarious contributions to the solvation energy isdiscussed and it is shown that those terms arisingfrom the interaction of hydrophobic groups with theaqueous environment are essential for thedetermination of the complex structure. Consideringthese terms in the dynamic simulation model, the signand strength of the calculated rotatory strength isin perfect agreement with induced circular dichroismobtained from experimentally determined averagedspectra. The results demonstrate the accuracy of thegeometrical properties of host–guest systems obtainedfrom these simulations.     

Molecule-Responsive Fluorescent Sensors of α-Helix Peptides Bearing α-Cyclodextrin, Pyrene and Nitrobenzene Units in Their Side Chains

-Helix peptides bearing one unit of -cyclodextrin (-CD), one unit of pyrene and one unit of nitrobenzene (NB) in their side chains have been designed and synthesized as novel molecule-responsive devices.In both the CD-peptides, -PR17 and -PL17, the NB unit is separated from the CD unit by two turns of the helix. Two reference peptides (PL17, and -P17,) have also been synthesized. The circular dichroism studies in the peptide absorption region (200–250 nm)of -PR17 and -PL17 suggestthat the CD-peptides form stable-helixstructures (83–77%), which was destabilized by accommodating guest molecules (e.g., n-pentanol) into the CD cavity. It suggests that formation of intramolecular host–guest(CD–NB) complex stabilized thehelical structure and exogenous guest molecule excluded the appending NB moiety from inside to outside of the CD cavity, thereby causing destabilization of the helical structure and increasing the random coil content. The ICD spectra of the peptides in the pyrene and nitrobenzene absorption region (250–40 nm) suggest that NB forms inclusion complex with CD. The fluorescence studies revealed that the fluorescence of the pyrene unit is quenched by the NB unit in -PR17 and -PL17. The fluorescence intensity increases with increasing guest concentration for the CD-peptides.This guest-responsiveenhancement in the fluorescence intensity can be explained in terms of increased distance between the pyrene and NB moieties, which is caused by exclusion of the NB moiety from the CD cavity by guest accommodation. Using the guest-responsive fluorescence quenching properties of the CD-peptides, we have obtained binding constants for various short chain alkanols. -PL17 has higher binding affinity to the guest molecules than its isomer, -PR17, indicating that the location of functional groups on the peptide scaffold is important in molecule detection.     

Structure of the β-Cyclodextrin·p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde Inclusion Complex in Aqueous Solution and in the Crystalline State

-Cyclodextrin (-CD) and p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (p-HB) were studied by ¹H-NMR in deuterated aqueous solution and the stoichiometry of the resulting complex (1:1) was determined by the continuous variation method. Inclusion of p-HB in -CD was confirmed by the observation of NMR shifts for the inside H5 protons of the -CD cavity. In the solid state X-ray analysis was carried out and revealed the detailed structure of the inclusion complex. Two -CDs cocrystallize with four p-HB and 9.45 water molecules[2(C₆H₁₀O₅)^7·4C₇H₆O_2·9.45H₂O] in the triclinic space group P1 with unit cell parameters: a = 15.262(2), b = 15.728(1), c = 16.350(1) Å, = 92.67(1)°, = 96.97(1)°, = 103.31(1)°. The anisotropic refinement of 1973 atomic parameters converged at an R-factor = 0.066 for 10157 data with F_o ² > 2 (F_o ²). The 2:4 stoichiometry for the -CD inclusion complex with p-HB in the crystalline state is different from that obtained in solution. -CD forms dimers stabilized by direct O2(m)₁O3(m)₁·O2(n)₂O3(n)₂ hydrogen bonds (intradimer) and by indirect O6(m)₁·O6(n)₂ hydrogen bonds with one or two bridging water molecules joined in between (interdimer). These dimers are stacked like coins in a roll constructing infinite channels where the p-HB molecules are included. The p-HB molecules direct their polar CHO and OH groups into the nonpolar -CD cavities and are hydrogen bonded to each other, yielding infinite, antiparallel chains. In addition, crystals of the complex were also investigated with thermogravimetry, vibrational spectroscopy (FTIR), and ¹³C CP-MAS NMR spectroscopy. The results obtained enabled us to structurally characterize the -CD inclusion complex with p-HB.     

Inclusion of Nonopiate Analgesic Drugs in Cyclodextrins. II. X-ray Structure of a 1 : 1 β-Cyclodextrin – Acetaminophen Complex

Single crystals of a 1 : 1 complex between-cyclodextrin (-CD) and the analgesicacetaminophen (paracetamol) have been prepared and themode of inclusion of the drug has been determined fromX-ray data collected at 293 K. Complexcharacterization by UV and thermogravimetric analysesyielded the composition-(CDacetaminophen13.3H₂O. The complex crystallizes in the space group C2 with a =19.207(7), b = 24.48(1), c =15.700(4)Å, = 109.52(2)° and Z = 4complex units in the crystal unit cell. The hostmolecules form dimeric motifs withC₂ crystallographic symmetry which pack in thechannel mode. Guest molecules residing in the hostdimer are disordered, each acetaminophen moleculebeing statistically distributed over two sites withequal occupancy. In each case, the guest hydroxylgroup is located at the host primary face while theacetamide residue lies at the dimer interface. TwoC₂-related water molecules are trapped inside thehost cavity, being hydrogen bonded to theC₂-related carbonyl groups of one of thedisordered guest conformers. Structural features ofthe complex are discussed with reference to recentspectroscopic and other studies aimed at elucidatingthe nature of the interaction between acetaminophenand -CD.     

Diffusion Evidence for a Stepwise Association Between Alkyl p-Hydroxybenzoates and β-Cyclodextrin Forming 1 : 2 Complex

The incorporation of a homologous series of alkyl p-hydroxybenzoates into -cyclodextrin was studied by diffusion measurements. In some cases, all the anionic species and the larger neutral solute, butyl p-hydroxybenzoate, the occurrence of two species with different diffusion coefficients was observed, as CD concentration increased. Based on their derived hydrodynamic radii, these species were ascribed to 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 (solute:CD) complexes. The interaction of the neutral, mono and bianionic species of p-hydroxybenzoic acid with -CD was also investigated, but, in this case, only 1 : 1 complexes were observed. The strength of solute-CD interaction was estimated from the observed decrease in diffusion coefficients at higher CD concentrations and no significant effect was verified within the homologous series that could be ascribed to hydrophobic effects. A smaller extent of interaction was estimated for the anionic species, possibly due to the contribution from electrostatic repulsion with ionised CD hydroxyl groups. These results prove the potential of diffusion measurements as an invaluable tool in assessing complex stoichiometry and in providing insights in the incorporation process.     

Interaction of Fluorinated Alcohols with the β-Cyclodextrin/Acridine Complex

Abstract

The role of hydrogen bonding vs. hydrophobic interactions are evaluated with respect to the driving forces for alcohol complexation with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). Simultaneous information is gathered regarding these considerations in the binding of acridine to the β-CD molecule.     

Thermodynamic Data for the Complex Formation of Alkylamines and Their Hydrochlorides with α-Cyclodextrin in Aqueous Solution

The formation of complexes between α-cyclodextrin and n-alkylamines and their hydrochlorides has been studied in aqueous solution using calorimetric titrations. All alkylamines form stronger complexes than the corresponding hydrochlorides. The values of the reaction enthalpies are smaller for the alkylamine hydrochlorides compared with the alkylamines. By increasing the number of methylene groups, these differences become smaller. In addition, the reaction enthalpies for protonation of the alkylamines and their complexes with α-cyclodextrin have been measured. The heat of protonation of these complexes is always smaller compared with the alkylamines. Due to the protonation and the formation of a strong solvation shell around the ammonium group the interactions with α-cyclodextrins are weakened. From a thermodynamic cycle using all measured reactions, it can be concluded that the aggregation of the alkylamines with long alkyl chains (heptyl-, octyl-, and nonylamine) has an influence on the values of the reaction enthalpies and entropies for the protonated form only.This revised version was published online in July 2005 with a corrected issue number.