The preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation

dc.contributor.advisorCaira, Mino R
dc.contributor.authorVicatos, Alexios Ivan
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-13T13:06:59Z
dc.date.available2019-02-13T13:06:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2019-02-12T07:24:17Z
dc.description.abstractThe supramolecular derivatisation, via co-crystallization and cyclodextrin (CD) inclusion of three active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), was attempted with the aim of generating new solid forms with potential pharmaceutical application. The APIs under investigation included allopurinol (used for the treatment of gout and kidney stones), 6-thioguanine (used to treat acute myelogenous leukaemia) and valproic acid (for treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorders). Allopurinol and 6-thioguanine were fairly intractable, yielding very limited results following co-crystallization trials with a series of co-formers. However, a new polymorph of one of the co-formers, namely isonicotinamide, was discovered serendipitously and thoroughly characterized using thermal analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Phase solubility studies with a variety of CDs showed that the poor aqueous solubility of allopurinol and 6-thioguanine was not significantly modified in the presence of CD solutions. However, a more accurate aqueous solubility value for 6-thioguanine was achieved, namely 0.078 ± 0.003 mg.cm-3 at 25 o C. Six new CD complexes of valproic acid (VAL) were isolated by kneading and/or coprecipitation methods and characterized by thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic (1H NMR and FT-IR) techniques. The six CD complexes (with host-guest stoichiometries in parentheses) included -CD·VAL (2:1), -CD·VAL (1:1), -CD·VAL (4:3), DMB·VAL (1:1), TMB·VAL (1:1) and TMA·VAL (1:1). The -CD·VAL, -CD·VAL, and -CD·VAL complexes were assessed for their ability to alter the aqueous solubility of the drug at 23 o C. The SCD/So ratios for these CD complexes (SCD being the solubility of VAL in the form of the CD complex and So the solubility of pure VAL) were 0.39, 0.42 and 0.41 respectively and thus CD complexation reduced the aqueous solubility of valproic acid. Single crystal X-ray structures of four of the CD-valproic acid complexes were determined, those with native CDs featuring fully disordered guest molecules, while those with permethylated -CD and dimethylated -CD revealed the modes of inclusion of the drug unequivocally.
dc.identifier.apacitationVicatos, A. I. (2018). <i>The preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Chemistry. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29504en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVicatos, Alexios Ivan. <i>"The preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Chemistry, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29504en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVicatos, A. 2018. The preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Vicatos, Alexios Ivan AB - The supramolecular derivatisation, via co-crystallization and cyclodextrin (CD) inclusion of three active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), was attempted with the aim of generating new solid forms with potential pharmaceutical application. The APIs under investigation included allopurinol (used for the treatment of gout and kidney stones), 6-thioguanine (used to treat acute myelogenous leukaemia) and valproic acid (for treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorders). Allopurinol and 6-thioguanine were fairly intractable, yielding very limited results following co-crystallization trials with a series of co-formers. However, a new polymorph of one of the co-formers, namely isonicotinamide, was discovered serendipitously and thoroughly characterized using thermal analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Phase solubility studies with a variety of CDs showed that the poor aqueous solubility of allopurinol and 6-thioguanine was not significantly modified in the presence of CD solutions. However, a more accurate aqueous solubility value for 6-thioguanine was achieved, namely 0.078 ± 0.003 mg.cm-3 at 25 o C. Six new CD complexes of valproic acid (VAL) were isolated by kneading and/or coprecipitation methods and characterized by thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic (1H NMR and FT-IR) techniques. The six CD complexes (with host-guest stoichiometries in parentheses) included -CD·VAL (2:1), -CD·VAL (1:1), -CD·VAL (4:3), DMB·VAL (1:1), TMB·VAL (1:1) and TMA·VAL (1:1). The -CD·VAL, -CD·VAL, and -CD·VAL complexes were assessed for their ability to alter the aqueous solubility of the drug at 23 o C. The SCD/So ratios for these CD complexes (SCD being the solubility of VAL in the form of the CD complex and So the solubility of pure VAL) were 0.39, 0.42 and 0.41 respectively and thus CD complexation reduced the aqueous solubility of valproic acid. Single crystal X-ray structures of four of the CD-valproic acid complexes were determined, those with native CDs featuring fully disordered guest molecules, while those with permethylated -CD and dimethylated -CD revealed the modes of inclusion of the drug unequivocally. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - The preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation TI - The preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29504 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/29504
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVicatos AI. The preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Chemistry, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29504en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemistry
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemistry
dc.titleThe preparation and characterization of multi-component systems in drug pre-formulation
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc
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