Study of γ-Cyclodextrin Host–Guest Complex and Nanotube Aggregate by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

Estimation of Electric Dipole Moment by Solvatochromism, Computational Method, and Study of the Effect of Solvents by Preferential Solvation of 6 - Methoxy-4-(4-Nitro-Phenoxy Methyl)-Chromen-2-One (6mnpm)

At room temperature, the absorption and fluorescence properties of coumarin 6-Methoxy-4-(4-nitro-phenoxy methyl)-chromen-2-one (6MNPM) are investigated in pure organic solvents and a combination of acetonitrile (ACN) and tetrahydrofuran (THF). The pure solvents' influence on spectral characteristics is examined by applying theories such as Kamlet and Catalan's multiple linear regression techniques, Reichardt's microscopic solvent polarity parameter, and the Lippert-Mataga polarity function. The significant role of solute-solvent interactions in pure solvents, particularly dielectric interaction and hydrogen bonding. However, hydrogen bonding interactions dominate the contribution of dielectric interactions. The electric dipole moments of both the ground as well as excited states had been calculated using the Solvatochromic method. The value of the excited state electric dipole moment and the redshifts of the emission spectra show that the emitting singlet state has an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character. From Catalan's linear regression, we found that di-polarity has a much smaller influence than polarizability. By solvation study, we conclude that Tetrahydrofuran solvent is preferred over Acetonitrile.

Effect of Organic Solvent on the Mass Transfer Mechanism of Coumarin 102 in a Single Octadecylsilyl Silica Gel/Organic Solvent-Water System by Laser Trapping and Fluorescence Microspectroscopy

Understanding mass transfer kinetics within individual porous particles is crucial for theoretically explaining the retention and elution behaviors in chromatography and drug delivery. Using laser trapping and fluorescence microspectroscopy, we investigated the diffusion mechanism of coumarin 102 (C102) into single octadecylsilyl particle in acetonitrile (ACN)/water, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF)/water, and 1-butanol (BuOH)/water solutions. The intraparticle diffusion behavior of C102 was evaluated using the spherical diffusion equation, allowing us to determine the intraparticle diffusion coefficients (Dintra): (8-10) × 10-9 cm2 s-1 for ACN, (10-16) × 10-9 cm2 s-1 for DMF, and (4-6) × 10-9 cm2 s-1 for BuOH. The obtained Dintra values were further analyzed using a pore and surface diffusion model. Thus, we revealed that the diffusion mechanism of C102 differed depending on the organic solvent: surface diffusion for ACN and DMF and pore and surface diffusions for BuOH were observed. This difference is attributed to the formation of a concentrated liquid phase of ACN and DMF at the interface of the alkyl chain and the bulk solution in the pore.

Preferential Binding of Thioflavin T to AT-Rich DNA: White Light Emission through Intramolecular Förster Resonance Energy Transfer

Herein we report the effect of different nucleobase pair compositions on the association-induced fluorescence enhancement property of Thioflavin T (ThT), upon binding with 20 base pair long double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). Analysis of binding and decay constants along with the association (K_ass) and dissociation (K_diss) rate constants obtained from the fluctuation in the fluorescence intensity of ThT after binding with different DNA revealed selective affinity of ThT toward AT-rich dsDNA. Molecular docking also substantiates the experimental results. We also observed that addition of orange-emitting ethidium bromide (EtBr) to cyan-emitting ThT-DNA complexes leads to bright white light emission (WLE) through Förster resonance energy transfer. Additionally, the emission of white light is far greater in the case of intra-DNA strands. Besides endorsing the binding insights of ThT to AT-rich dsDNA, the present investigations open a new perspective for realizing promising WLE from two biomarkers without labeling the DNA.

Mass Transfer in Mesoporous Microparticles Studied by Confocal Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching

The intraparticle diffusion of a fluorescent dye in single microparticles in an aqueous solution was analyzed using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, with a confocal fluorescence microscope. The fluorescence depth profile of single microparticles, and the fluorescence recovery at the particle center, were measured; further, the intraparticle diffusion coefficient was determined through simulations of three-dimensional diffusion in the respective microparticles. The intraparticle diffusion of coumarin 102 in octadecylsilyl silica gel was limited by the surface diffusion.

Micrometer size rod formed by secondary self assembly of omeprazole with α- and β-cyclodextrins

Self assembly of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) micro rods induced by omeprazole (OMP) were observed by SEM and TEM. OMP/CD inclusion complexes have formed the secondary self assembly micro meter size rod like structure. This structure was driven by the intermolecular hydrogen bonding as well as van der Waals forces. Both forces induced the ordered assembly and arrangement of OMP/CD inclusion complexes, whereas CD molecules acted as molecular bricks. The OMP/CD inclusion complexes primary assembled form individual nanorods and then secondary self aggregate nanorods were form a micro meter rod structure. The results indicate that inter-nanotubular hydrogen bonding plays a crucial role in the formation of the self assembled micro rods. The inclusion complexes were also characterized using FT-IR, DSC, powder XRD, (1)H NMR, absorption, fluorescence, life time measurements and molecular modeling methods.

Nanostructures formed by cyclodextrin covered procainamide through supramolecular self assembly--spectral and molecular modeling study

Inclusion complexation behavior of procainamide (PCA) with two cyclodextrins (α-CD and β-CD) were analyzed by absorption, fluorescence, scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Raman image, FT-IR, differential scanning colorimeter (DSC), Powder X ray diffraction (XRD) and (1)H NMR. Blue shift was observed in β-CD whereas no significant spectral shift observed in α-CD. The inclusion complex formation results suggest that water molecules also present in the inside of the CD cavity. The present study revealed that the phenyl ring of the PCA drug is entrapped in the CD cavity. Cyclodextrin studies show that PCA forms 1:2 inclusion complex with α-CD and β-CD. PCA:α-CD complex form nano-sized particles (46 nm) and PCA:β-CD complex form self-assembled to micro-sized tubular structures. The shape-shifting of 2D nanosheets into 1D microtubes by simple rolling mechanism were analysed by micro-Raman and TEM images. Thermodynamic parameters (ΔH, ΔG and ΔS) of inclusion process were determined from semiempirical PM3 calculations.

Photophysical characteristics of biologically active 4-aryloxymethyl coumarins 4PTMBC and 1IPMBC

The absorption and fluorescence characteristics of biologically active coumarin derivatives 4-p-tolyloxymethyl-benzo[h]coumarin (4PTMBC) and 1-(4-iodo phenoxymethyl)-benzo[f]coumarin (1IPMBC) are studied at room temperature in a series of organic solvents and 1,4-dioxane - acetonitrile solvent mixture. The effect of pure solvents on the spectral properties are analyzed using Lippert-Mataga polarity function, Reichardt's microscopic solvent polarity parameter, Kamlet's and Catalan's multiple linear regression approaches. Both general solute - solvent interactions and hydrogen bonding interactions are operative in these systems. However, the contribution of hydrogen bonding interactions is less compared to general solute-solvent interactions. The solvatochromic correlations are used to estimate excited state dipole moment using experimentally determined ground state dipole moment. The bathochromic shift of the emission spectra and the increase in excited state dipole moment indicate the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character in the emitting singlet state. The solvation studies in 1,4-dioxane - acetonitrile solvent mixture suggest that these dyes are preferentially solvated by 1,4-dioxane.

Supramolecular aggregates formed by sulfadiazine and sulfisomidine inclusion complexes with α- and β-cyclodextrins

Sulfadiazine (SDA) and sulfisomidine (SFM) inclusion complexes with two cyclodextrins (α-CD and β-CD) are studied in aqueous as well as in solid state. The inclusion complexes are characterized by UV-visible, fluorescence, time correlated single photon counting, FTIR, DSC, PXRD and (1)H NMR techniques. The self assembled SDA/CD and SFM/CD inclusion complexes form different types of nano and microstructures. The self assembled nanoparticle morphologies are studied using SEM and TEM techniques. SDA/α-CD complex is formed hierarchal morphology, SDA/β-CD and SFM/β-CD complexes form the nanosheet self assembly. However, SFM/α-CD complex forms nanoporous sheet self assembly. van der Waals, hydrophobic and hydrogen bonding interaction play a vital role in the self assembling process.

Anisotropic dynamics of guest molecules in aerosol OT lamellar structures

The present work is focused on developing a description of an anisotropic microheterogeneous medium, exploiting the dynamics of a guest molecule. The medium in question is the lamellar structures formed in the aqueous layer of ternary mixtures containing aerosol OT (AOT), water and n-heptane. The guest used in this study is the fluorescent probe, coumarin 153 (C153). The dynamics of this molecule, within the lamellar structure, have been studied using a combination of steady state and time resolved fluorescence, as well as fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). The fluorophore is strongly solvatochromatic and so, the wavelength of excitation can be tuned so as to selectively excite fluorescent molecules residing in different regions of the microheterogeneous media, even if the spatial separation between these regions is below the diffraction limit. The excitation wavelength in the present experiments is chosen so as to exclusively excite those C153 molecules that reside in the hydrophobic region of the lamellar structures. This triggers two different modes of diffusion, one along and the other perpendicular to the bilayers of the AOT. Thus, the dynamics of the fluorescent probe provide an elegant manifestation of the anisotropy of the host medium.

Dynamics in cytoplasm, nucleus, and lipid droplet of a live CHO cell: time-resolved confocal microscopy

Different regions of a single live Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell are probed by time-resolved confocal microscopy. We used coumarin 153 (C153) as a probe. The dye localizes in the cytoplasm, nucleus, and lipid droplets, as is clearly revealed by the image. The fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) data shows that the microviscosity of lipid droplets is ~34 ± 3 cP. The microviscosities of nucleus and cytoplasm are found to be 13 ± 1 and 14.5 ± 1 cP, respectively. The average solvation time (<τs>) in the lipid droplets (3600 ± 50 ps) is slower than that in the nucleus (<τs> = 750 ± 50 ps) and cytoplasm (<τs> = 1100 ± 50 ps). From the position of emission maxima of C153, the polarity of the nucleus is estimated to be similar to that of a mixture containing 26% DMSO in triacetin (η ~ 11.2 cP, ε ~ 26.2). The cytoplasm resembles a mixture of 18% DMSO in triacetin (η ∼ 12.6 cP, ε ∼ 21.9). The polarity of lipid droplets is less than that of pure triacetin (η ~ 21.7 cP, ε ~ 7.11).

The interaction of nifedipine with selected cyclodextrins and the subsequent solubility-permeability trade-off

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interaction of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) and 2,6-dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin (DMβCD) with the lipophilic drug nifedipine and to investigate the subsequent solubility-permeability interplay. Solubility curves of nifedipine with HPβCD and DMβCD in MES buffer were evaluated using phase solubility methods. Then, the apparent permeability of nifedipine was investigated as a function of increasing HPβCD/DMβCD concentration in the hexadecane-based PAMPA model. The interaction with nifedipine was CD dependent; significantly higher stability constant was obtained for DMβCD in comparison with HPβCD. Moreover, nifedipine displays different type of interaction with these CDs; a 1:1 stoichiometric inclusion complex was apparent with HPβCD, while 1:2 stoichiometry was apparent for DMβCD. In all cases, decreased apparent intestinal permeability of nifedipine as a function of increasing CD level and nifedipine apparent solubility was obtained. A quasi-equilibrium mass transport analysis was developed to explain this solubility-permeability interplay; the model enabled excellent quantitative prediction of nifedipine's permeability as a function of CD concentrations. This work demonstrates that when using CDs in solubility-enabling formulations, a trade-off exists between solubility increase and permeability decrease that must not be overlooked. This trade-off was found to be independent of the type of CD-drug interaction. The transport model presented here can aid in striking the appropriate solubility-permeability balance in order to achieve optimal overall absorption.

Solvation dynamics under a microscope: single giant lipid vesicle

Picosecond spectroscopy under a confocal microscope is employed to study solvation dynamics of coumarin 153 (C153) inside a single giant lipid vesicle (1,2-dilauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, DLPC) of diameter 20 μm. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) indicates that the diffusion coefficient (D(t)) of the probe (coumarin153, C153) in the immobilized vesicle displays a wide distribution from ~3 to 21 μm(2) s(-1). The distribution of D(t) suggests that the microenvironment of the probe (C153) is highly heterogeneous and the local friction is different for probe molecules in different regions. The values of D(t) is significantly smaller than that for the same dye in bulk water (550 μm(2) s(-1)). This suggests that the probe is located in the interface or membrane region rather than in the water pool of the vesicle. The solvation time of C153 in different regions of the lipid vesicle varies between 750 to 1200 ps. This result clearly shows that a confocal microscope is able to resolve the spatial heterogeneity in local friction (i.e., D(t)) and solvation dynamics within a lipid vesicle.

Spectral properties of binaphthalene-coumarins interconnected through hydrazone linkage

Photophysical properties of new coumarin-3-carbaldehyde (dihydrodinaphtho[2,1-c:1',2'-e]azepin-N-yl)imines bearing dimethylamino and methoxy groups at position 7 of coumarin were investigated. Dimethylamino derivative exhibits different solvent polarity dependence of fluorescent characteristics for nonpolar, medium polar and highly polar solvents. This effect can be rationalized by diverse charge distribution in the singlet excited state due to its different stabilization by solvation in the solvents of particular group. While 2-fold higher values of Stokes shift were observed for methoxy derivative, its quantum yield of fluorescence is much lower due to high nonradiative decay rate constant of the excited state.

Physicochemical perspective of cyclodextrin nano and microaggregates

''Chemistry beyond the molecule'' is the nickname for supramolecular chemistry. This branch of study is based on molecular recognition that is host-guest chemistry. A number of potential hosts have been defined and applied in scores of studies. Among all potential hosts, cyclodextrins occupy a high position due to their characteristic solubilisation capability and biocompatibility. In the present article we are revisiting the host-guest aspects of cyclodextrins from a physicochemical perspective. We present details of formation and applications of cyclodextrin nanoaggregates induced by guest molecules, the concerned thermodynamics behind the process and also the effect of concentration of the guest molecules on the morphology of the aggregates. This article reviews the topic mainly from the spectroscopic point of view.