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Published on: March 25, 2020
Interaction of heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin with cholesterol in aqueous solution
Juziro Nishijo1, Shiho Moriyama, Sachiko Shiota
1Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Motoyama-kitamachi, Kobe, Japan. nishijo@kobepharam-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
The interaction of cholesterol with heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (TOM-beta-CyD) was investigated in water using solubility method. It was found that TOM-beta-CyD forms two kinds of soluble complexes, with molar ratios of 1:1 and 1:2 (cholesterol:TOM-beta-CyD). The thermodynamic parameters for 1:1 and 1:2 complex formation of cholesterol with TOM-beta-CyD were: DeltaG0(1:1)=-11.0 kJ/mol at 25 degrees C (K1:1=7.70 x 10 M(-1)); DeltaH0(1:1)=-1.28 kJ/mol; TDeltaS0(1:1)=9.48 kJ/mol; DeltaG0(1:2)=-27.8 kJ/mol at 25 degrees C (K1:2)=7.55 x 10(4) M(-1)); DeltaH0(1:2)=-0.57 kJ/mol; TDeltaS0(1:1)=27.3 kJ/mol. The formation of the 1:2 complex occurred much more easily than that of the 1:1 complex. The driving force for 1:1 and 1:2 complex formation was suggested to be exclusively hydrophobic interaction. Based on the measurements of proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectra and studies with Corey-Pauling-Koltun atomic models, the probable structures of the 1:2 complex were estimated. In addition, the interaction of TOM-beta-CyD with cholesterol was compared with that of heptakis (2,6-di-O-methyl)-beta-CyD (DOM-beta-CyD). The interaction of TOM-beta-CyD is more hydrophobic than that of DOM-beta-CyD, and the life time of the complexed TOM-beta-CyD is sufficiently long to give separated signals, at the NMR time scale, which differs from that of complexed DOM-beta-CyD.
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