Penicillin acylase (EC 3.5.1.11) catalyses the condensation of phenylacetic acid (PAA) and 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) to form benzylpenicillin (BP). Both PAA and 6-APA were found to form host-guest complexes with beta-methylcyclodextrin (beta m-CD) and gamma-cyclodextrin (gamma-CD) respectively. The rate of the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme remained unaffected if one of the substrates ...

Carbomers are carboxyvinylic derivatives that are widely used in the manufacture of hydrogel dosage forms. Because of their anionic nature and large number of acid groups, they tend to interact with cationic substances, and with other hydrophilic polymers containing alcohol groups. Here, we report a study of interactions between the carbomer Carbopol and the cationic drug propranolol hydrochlor...

Two polymeric substances, a poly{N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide} (THMMA) substituted with adamantyl moieties and a beta-cyclodextrin/epichlorohydrin polycondensate, formed a host-guest type complex, which resulted in the gel formation upon mixing of these two compounds at appropriate conditions. Introduction of a drug molecule, i.e., naproxen, that was able to fill the beta-cyclodextri...

Capillary chromatography for the separation of optical isomers was developed using an untreated poly(tetrafluoroethylene) capillary tube and a water-hydrophilic/hydrophobic organic solvent mixture as a carrier solution. The open tubular capillary was 110 cm in length (90 cm effective length) and 100 microm in inner diameter. The carrier solution was prepared with a water-acetonitrile-ethyl acet...

All trans retinal was attached to both the primary face and the secondary face of beta-cyclodextrin via a Schiff base linkage, analogous to that in rhodopsin. The new models were evaluated and compared with n-butylamine retinylidene Schiff base for their rates of hydrolysis, and factors that influence such rates. Competition studies using adamantane carboxylate demonstrated the kinetic trap the...

The present study focuses on the synthesis and analysis of a genistein ester derivative with myristic acid followed by beta cyclodextrin encapsulation; physicochemical analysis using consecrated techniques such as FTIR, MS, DSC, and SEM revealed both a successful esterification and inclusion inside the cyclodextrin cavity. Cytotoxic effects were measured in vitro on three human cell lines: HeLa...

Crystals of cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase from Bacillus circulans (EC 2.4.1.19) suitable for high-resolution X-ray analysis were obtained by vapor diffusion against 60% (v/v) 2-methyl 2,4-pentanediol buffered with 100 mM-sodium Hepes, pH 7.55. The crystals have P2(1)2(1)2(1) space group symmetry, with a = 120.4 A, b = 110.9 A and c = 66.4 A, and contain one molecule of 68,000 in the asym...

Alginate and β-cyclodextrin were used to produce easily dosable and spray-dried microsystems of a dried blood orange extract with antidysmetabolic properties, obtained from a by-product fluid extract. The spray-dried applied conditions were able to obtain a concentrate dried extract without the loss of AOA and with TPC and TMA values of 35-40% higher than that of the starting material. They wer...

PURPOSE beta-Lapachone (ARQ 501, a formulation of beta-lapachone complexed with hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin) is a novel anticancer agent with selectivity against prostate cancer cells overexpressing the NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1 enzyme. Lack of solubility and an efficient drug delivery strategy limits this compound in clinical applications. In this study, we aimed to develop beta-lap...

The inclusion complexation between beta-CD (beta-cyclodextrin) and adamantyl group (ADA) is used as a driving force in constructing polymeric micelles. The micelles composed of a hydrophobic core of PtBA-ADA and a hydrophilic shell of PGMA-CD show unique properties due to the presence of beta-CDs on the micellar surface. The micelles can be converted to hollow spheres of PGMA-CD networks. The h...