Calorimetric investigation of the phase behaviour of the binary system 7-mPEG 5000-succinyloxymethyloxycarbonyl- Paclitaxel (PP7)/water

e-Polymers ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Sun Sohn ◽  
Soo-Kyung Choi ◽  
Byung-Wook Jo ◽  
Kirsten Schwark ◽  
Michael Hess

AbstractPaclitaxel is an antineoplastic agent derived from the bark of the Pacific Yew Tree (Taxus brevifolia). Oral administration of the pure drug is problematic as it has a poor absorption due to its poor solubility in aqueous media. A specific water-soluble prodrug - PP7 - has been introduced by coupling the drug with a water-soluble polymer. For any kind of medical application and administration, knowledge of the binary isobaric phase-diagram is important since it gives information about solubility, phase transitions and the corresponding compositions. The system PP7 + H2O was studied calorimetrically from -20°C and shows the typical behaviour of an eutectic system. The properties of the phase diagram are discussed in view of other solution properties of the system presented earlier.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aranee Pleng Teepakakorn ◽  
Makoto Ogawa

Water-induced self-healing materials were prepared by the hybridization of a water-soluble polymer, poly(vinyl alcohol), with a smectite clay by mixing in an aqueous media and subsequent casting. Without using chemical...


Author(s):  
Galina V. Osipova ◽  
Nadezhda L. Pechnikova ◽  
Tatiana A. Ageeva

Different character of usage the porphyrins and their analogs immobilized on carrier polymers stimulates an increased interest in the synthesis and research of physico-chemical properties of porphyrin-polymer immobilizates. In this paper the peculiarities of a synthesis of water-soluble polymer systems containing cobalt disulfophthalocyaninate with the components of a different ratio are described. The methylolation reaction of polyacrylamide to immobilize cobalt disulfophthalocyaninate onto water-soluble carrier polymer has been carried out. It is known that heating polymethylolacrylamide or its solutions leads to the formation of three-dimensional structures with ether and methylene bridges. Therefore, initially the conditions for the preparation of polymethylolacrylamide with preservation of its water solubility were selected. It was found to obtain a water-soluble polymethylolacrylamide, it is necessary that the initial concentration of polyacrylamide in water did not exceed 2% by weight. The immobilization of phthalocyanine metal complex onto the modified polyacrylamide was carried out in two ways. The first is the interaction of the phthalocyanine metal complex with methylated polyacrylamide. The second is functionalization of polyacrylamide and the immobilization of phthalocyaninate metal complex onto the polymer in one-step. The introduction conditions of the cobalt disulfophthalocyaninate introduced influenced the formation of cross-linked structures in the synthesized samples. The introduction of macroheterocycle as a powder was found to promote the formation of insoluble compounds in aqueous media. Therefore, phthalocyanine metal complex was introduced into the system as 1% aqueous solution. The immobilization of the phthalocyanine metal complex onto a carrier polymer has been realized through the formation of hydrogen bonds between the methylol groups of polymethylolacrylamide and sulfo groups of the phthalocyanine metal complex and it was due to coordination interaction between the functional groups of the polymer and metallophthalocyanine as well. The amount of bound cobalt disulfophthalocyanine in the samples was determined by the electronic absorption spectra of the solutions of immobilized phthalocyanine metal complex onto the polymer. The mass content of immobilized cobalt disulfophthalocyaninate onto the polymer in the samples obtained by one-step is greater than in case of the samples obtained in two steps, the ratio of the initial reagents being the same.


2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (47) ◽  
pp. 7497-7500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Kohno ◽  
Douglas L. Gin ◽  
Richard D. Noble ◽  
Hiroyuki Ohno

A new type of poly(ionic liquid) membrane, which shows switchable hydrated states via lower critical solution temperature-type phase behaviour, enables concentration of some water-soluble proteins from aqueous media.


2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Norfaezah Mazalan ◽  
Mazatulikhma Mat Zain ◽  
Nor Saliyana Jumali ◽  
Norhanim Mohalid ◽  
Zurina Shaameri ◽  
...  

Recently, research and development in the field of drug delivery systems (DDS) facilitating site-specific therapy has reached significant progression. DDS based on polymer micelles, coated micro- and nanoparticles, and various prodrug systems including water-soluble polymer have been prepared and extensively studied as novel drugs designed for cancer chemotherapy and brain delivery. Since polymers are going to be used in human, this study has the interest of testing two types of polymer, polyimides (PI) and polyphenylenevinylene (PPV) on neuronal cells. The objective of this study was to determine the possible neurotoxicity and potential neuroprotective effects of PI and PPV towards SH-SY5Y neuronal cells challenged by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as an oxidant. Cells were pretreated with either PI or PPV for 1 hour followed by incubation for 24 hour with 100 µM of H2O2. MTS assay was used to assess cell viability. Results show that PI and PPV are not harmful within the concentration up to 10 µM and 100 µM, respectively. However, PI and PPV do not protect neuronal cells against toxicity induced by H2O2 or further up the cell death.


2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (06n07) ◽  
pp. 447-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Isago ◽  
Harumi Fujita

Dissociation of imino proton(s) in the cavity of the macrocycle of a highly water-soluble, metal-free phthalocyanine ( H 2( H 4 tsppc ); where H 4 tsppc denotes tetrakis{(2′,6′-dimethyl-4′-sulfonic acid)phenoxy}phthalocyaninate) in ethanolic and aqueous solutions has spectrophotometrically been investigated. The spectral changes associated with reaction with NaOH have been found to involve one-proton transfer process in aqueous media while two-protons process in ethanolic media. The acid-dissociation constant of the first imino proton in water (in the presence of Triton X-100) has been determined to be 12.5 ± 0.2 (as pKa) at 25 °C. The doubly deprotonated species in EtOH has been easily converted to its corresponding cobalt(II) derivative by thermal reaction with anhydrous CoCl 2.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehua Zheng ◽  
Kazuhiro Kawakami ◽  
Dingkun Zhang ◽  
Lumi Negishi ◽  
Mohamed Abomosallam ◽  
...  

AbstractThe Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, is a traditional food worldwide. The soft body of the oyster can easily accumulate heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd). To clarify the molecular mechanism of Cd accumulation in the viscera of C. gigas, we identified Cd-binding proteins. 5,10,15,20-Tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphinetetrasulfonic acid, disulfuric acid, tetrahydrate, and Cd-binding competition experiments using immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography revealed the binding of water-soluble high molecular weight proteins to Cd, including C. gigas protein disulfide isomerase (cgPDI). Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) analyses revealed two CGHC motifs in cgPDI. The binding between Cd and rcgPDI was confirmed through a Cd-binding experiment using the TPPS method. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) revealed the binding of two Cd ions to one molecule of rcgPDI. Circular dichroism (CD) spectrum and tryptophan fluorescence analyses demonstrated that the rcgPDI bound to Cd. The binding markedly changed the two-dimensional or three-dimensional structures. The activity of rcgPDI measured by a PDI Activity Assay Kit was more affected by the addition of Cd than by human PDI. Immunological analyses indicated that C. gigas contained cgPDI at a concentration of 1.0 nmol/g (viscera wet weight). The combination of ITC and quantification results revealed that Cd-binding to cgPDI accounted for 20% of the total bound Cd in the visceral mass. The findings provide new insights into the defense mechanisms of invertebrates against Cd.


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