Li Bin, Liu Benguo, Li Jiaqi, Xiao Huizhi, Wang Junyi, Liang Guizhao
School of Food Science, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2015 Aug 4;16(8):17999-8017. doi: 10.3390/ijms160817999.
Isoliquiritigenin (ILTG) possesses many pharmacological properties. However, its poor solubility and stability in water hinders its wide applications. The solubility of bioactive compounds can often be enhanced through preparation and delivery of various cyclodextrin (CD) inclusion complexes. The 6-O-α-D-maltosyl-β-CD (G2-β-CD), as one of the newest developments of CDs, has high aqueous solubility and low toxicity, especially stable inclusion characteristics with bioactive compounds. In this work, we for the first time construct and characterize the supermolecular structure of ILTG/G2-β-CD by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The solubility of ILTG in water at 25 °C rises from 0.003 to 0.717 mg/mL by the encapsulation with G2-β-CD. Our experimental observations on the presence of the ILTG/G2-β-CD inclusion complex are further supported by the ONIOM(our Own N-layer Integrated Orbital molecular Mechanics)-based QM/MM (Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics) calculations, typically substantiating these supermolecular characteristics, such as detailed structural assignments, preferred binding orientations, selectivity, solvent effects, interaction energies and forces of the ILTG/G2-β-CD inclusion complex. Our results have elucidated how ILTG interacts with G2-β-CD, demonstrating the primary host-guest interactions between ILTG and G2-β-CD, characterized by hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, electrostatic forces, and conformational effects, are favored for the formation of the ILTG/G2-β-CD inclusion.
异甘草素(ILTG)具有多种药理特性。然而,其在水中较差的溶解性和稳定性阻碍了它的广泛应用。生物活性化合物的溶解度通常可以通过制备和递送各种环糊精(CD)包合物来提高。6-O-α-D-麦芽糖基-β-环糊精(G2-β-CD)作为环糊精的最新发展之一,具有高水溶性和低毒性,特别是与生物活性化合物具有稳定的包合特性。在这项工作中,我们首次通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、紫外可见光谱(UV)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)和X射线衍射(XRD)构建并表征了ILTG/G2-β-CD的超分子结构。通过用G2-β-CD包封,ILTG在25℃水中的溶解度从0.003提高到0.717mg/mL。基于ONIOM(我们自己的N层集成轨道分子力学)的QM/MM(量子力学/分子力学)计算进一步支持了我们关于ILTG/G2-β-CD包合物存在的实验观察结果,典型地证实了这些超分子特征,例如ILTG/G2-β-CD包合物的详细结构归属、优选的结合取向、选择性、溶剂效应、相互作用能和作用力。我们的结果阐明了ILTG如何与G2-β-CD相互作用,证明了ILTG与G2-β-CD之间以氢键、疏水相互作用、静电力和构象效应为特征的主要主客体相互作用有利于形成ILTG/G2-β-CD包合物。