Synthesis and characterization of a colloidal novel folic acid-β-cyclodextrin conjugate for targeted drug delivery

Antonio Clementi, Maria Chiara Aversa, Carmelo Corsaro, Jeroen Spooren, Rosanna Stancanelli, Christine O'Connor, Mary McNamara, Antonino Mazzaglia

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Abstract

A novel folic acid-β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) conjugate was synthesized and preliminarily characterized by 1H NMR, ESI-MS, and MALDI-MS. 1H NMR shows the presence of α-and γ-conjugates which are generated by β-CD linkage in turn with both carboxylic functions of folic acid. Moreover ROESY evidences supramolecular interactions between the benzene ring of the folic acid and the β-CD cavity. DOSY suggests that ethylenediamine derived β-CD-folic acid forms a colloidal dispersion difficult to purify from free folic acid. An analysis of self-diffusion coefficient (Ds) of the three species (α-, γ-conjugates, and free folic acid) and relaxation times (T1 and T2) is reported to tentatively explain the colloidal behaviour of the new species in an aqueous solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-325
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry
Volume69
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2011

Keywords

  • Colloids
  • Conjugates
  • Cyclodextrin
  • Dynamic NMR
  • Folic acid

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