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Investigation of the Formation of Squalene Oligomers Exposed to Ultraviolet Light and Changes in the Exposed Squalene as a Potential Skin Model
Authors:Matteo Zecchini  Robert A. Lucas  Cameron Robertson  Tomris Coban  Ravtej Thatti  Adam Le Gresley
Affiliation:1.Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, SEC Faculty, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK; (M.Z.); (C.R.); (T.C.); (R.T.);2.GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Weybridge KT13 0DE, UK;
Abstract:UV-induced oligomerisation of squalene was undertaken to indicate the potential for squalene-containing biological systems to exhibit rheology changes. DOSY NMR enabled the determination of the molecular weight (MW) range using Stokes–Einstein Gierer–Wirtz Estimation (SEGWE Calculator, University of Manchester). This approach was validated by Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (ASAP TOF MS). To demonstrate the principle, both benzoyl peroxide and AIBN were used, separately, to initiate rapid, radical oligomerisation. Subsequent experiments in the absence of initiators compared the influence of UV wavelength and time on the resulting oligomer formation. To further model a relevant biological implication of this potentially chaotic UV oligomerisation, both saturated and unsaturated free fatty acids were added to squalene and exposed to UV at 285 nm and 300 nm to determine if cross oligomerisation could be observed. This representation of sebum evidenced the formation of a distribution of higher MW oligomers. Internal viscosity was normalised using the DMSO solvent, but to confirm that changes in rheology did not affect diffusion, a final experiment where fresh squalene was added to our oligomer mixture, representative of sebum, showed that unchanged squalene possessed the anticipated monomeric diffusion coefficient and hence MW. This work suggests, at least qualitatively, that UV-induced squalene oligomerisation can occur over time and that this may have a role in the behaviour of squalene on the skin.
Keywords:squalene   oligomerisation   NMR   DOSY
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