Physicochemical and Toxic Properties of Novel Genipin Drug Delivery Systems Prepared by Mechanochemistry

Title:Physicochemical and Toxic Properties of Novel Genipin Drug Delivery Systems Prepared by Mechanochemistry

Volume: 15 Issue: 5

Author(s): Wenhao Xu, Murong Wen, Weike Su*, Alexander V. Dushkin*, Lubov P. Suntsova, Irina D. Markova, Olga Y. Selyutina and Nikolay E. Polyakov

Affiliation:

• National Engineering Research Center for Process Development of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou,China

• National Engineering Research Center for Process Development of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou,China

Keywords: Arabinogalactan, firbergum, genipin, hepatotoxicity, hydroxyethyl starch, hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, inclusion complex, mechanochemistry, solid dispersion.

Abstract: Background: Complexes of Genipin and different water-soluble adjuvant polysaccharides, such as arabinogalactane, hydroxyethyl starch, fibergum, and oligosaccharides β-CD and HP-β-CD, were synthesized as drug delivery system using mechanochemical technology.

Method: We have investigated physicochemical properties, stability, and hepatotoxicity of the synthesized complexes in solid state and aqueous solution. The formation of the complexes was evidenced by different physical and spectroscopy assays, and the stability constants of our synthesized Genipin-based complexes were also calculated.

Results: The HP-β-CD inclusion complex showed the highest characteristics. We have found that the molecule of Genipin was completely included in the cyclodextrin cavity of the HP-β-CD. This complex of Genipin has shown a 6.14-fold increase of solubility compared with the original Genipin, and more stable in solvent and solid states.

Conclusion: The hepatotoxicity assays showed that our investigated complexes of Genipin are much safer than the original Genipin. These results suggest that new Genipin-based preparations can be synthesized with advantageous of higher stability and safety.

Cite this article as:

Xu Wenhao , Wen Murong , Su Weike *, Dushkin V. Alexander*, Suntsova P. Lubov , Markova D. Irina, Selyutina Y. Olga and Polyakov E. Nikolay , Physicochemical and Toxic Properties of Novel Genipin Drug Delivery Systems Prepared by Mechanochemistry, Current Drug Delivery 2018; 15 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201814666171120123309