期刊
BIOMOLECULES
卷 12, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom12121762
关键词
piperine; beta-cyclodextrin; methylated beta-cyclodextrin; 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin; inclusion complex; molecular dynamics; phase solubility; X-ray crystallography
资金
- European Union (European Social Fund- ESF) through the Operational Programme <> [MIS-5033021, 2019-050-0503-17433]
This study investigates the inclusion complexes of piperine with various cyclodextrins. The crystal structure analysis reveals the formation of stable 1:2 guest:host inclusion complexes in different cyclodextrins. The phase-solubility studies indicate different stoichiometry for the complexes formed between piperine and cyclodextrins.
Piperine (PN), the primary pungent alkaloid in black pepper shows several biological activities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-cancerogenic effects. Similar to other alkaloids, PN is characterized by poor water solubility. One way to improve its solubility and thus its biological activities is by forming inclusion complexes with suitable cyclodextrins. In this work PN inclusion complexes in native beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD), its methylated (randomly methylated (RM-beta-CD), heptakis-(2,6-di-O-methyl)-beta-CD (DM-beta-CD) and heptakis-(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-beta-CD (TM-beta-CD)) and 2-hydroxypropylated (HP-beta-CD) derivatives are investigated using physicochemical methods, such as phase solubility study and X-ray crystallography complemented by theoretical (molecular dynamics simulations) studies. The determination of the crystal structure of the PN inclusion complexes in beta-CD, DM-beta-CD and TM-beta-CD, reveals the formation of 1:2 guest:host inclusion complexes in the crystalline state. The guest PN molecule threads the hydrophobic cavities of the hosts which are arranged as couples in a tail-to-tail mode in the case of PN/beta-CD and in a head-to-tail mode in the cases of PN/DM-beta-CD and PN/TM-beta-CD. MD studies based on the crystallographically determined structures and docked models show the stability of the examined complexes in an aqueous environment whereas the binding affinity of PN for the host molecules is calculated by the MM/GBSA method. Finally, phase-solubility studies of PN with beta-CD, RM-beta-CD and HP-beta-CD are presented, indicating a B-s-type for the PN/beta-CD complex and an A(L)-type for the PN/RM-beta-CD and PN/HP-beta-CD complexes with 1:1 guest:host stoichiometry.
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