Laffleur Flavia, Zilio Martina, Menzel Claudia, Lupo Noemi, Schmutzler Matthias
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Institute of Analytical Chemistry & Radiochemistry, Center for Chemistry & Biomedicine (CCB), University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Ther Deliv. 2016 Jun;7(6):369-75. doi: 10.4155/tde-2016-0019. Epub 2016 Jun 2.
It was the aim of this study to synthesize pectin (PEC) with sulfhydryl groups and evaluate its suitability in buccal application.
MATERIALS & METHODS: Native PEC was chemically modified by covalent attachment of sulfhydryl-bearing cysteine (CYS). Stability assays in form of water uptake behavior and erosion study were performed. Additionally, mucoadhesive study on buccal mucosa was performed.
Pectin-cysteine (PECCYS) was successfully synthesized as proved by IR and Ellman's assay exhibiting 436.59 ± 127.87 µmol thiol groups per gram polymer. Stability assay showed that PECCYS revealed a 2.27-fold improved water uptake and mucoadhesiveness augmented 3.75-fold in comparison to unmodified PEC.
PECCYS might be a future suitable excipient for buccal adhesive application.
本研究旨在合成带有巯基的果胶(PEC)并评估其在口腔给药中的适用性。
通过将含巯基的半胱氨酸(CYS)共价连接对天然PEC进行化学修饰。进行了以吸水行为形式的稳定性测定和侵蚀研究。此外,还对口腔黏膜进行了黏膜黏附性研究。
红外光谱和埃尔曼测定法证明成功合成了果胶-半胱氨酸(PECCYS),每克聚合物显示出436.59±127.87微摩尔的巯基。稳定性测定表明,与未修饰的PEC相比,PECCYS的吸水量提高了2.27倍,黏膜黏附性增强了3.75倍。
PECCYS可能是未来口腔黏附应用的合适辅料。