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Wolf S, Domes R, Domes C, Frosch T. Spectrally Resolved and Highly Parallelized Raman Difference Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Drug-Target Interactions between the Antimalarial Drug Chloroquine and Hematin. Anal Chem 2024; 96:3345-3353. [PMID: 38301154 PMCID: PMC10902819 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
Abstract
Malaria is a severe disease caused by cytozoic parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which infiltrate and infect red blood cells. Several drugs have been developed to combat the devastating effects of malaria. Antimalarials based on quinolines inhibit the crystallization of hematin into hemozoin within the parasite, ultimately leading to its demise. Despite the frequent use of these agents, there are unanswered questions about their mechanisms of action. In the present study, the quinoline chloroquine and its interaction with the target structure hematin was investigated using an advanced, highly parallelized Raman difference spectroscopy (RDS) setup. Simultaneous recording of the spectra of hematin and chloroquine mixtures with varying compositions enabled the observation of changes in peak heights and positions based on the altered molecular structure resulting from their interaction. A shift of (-1.12 ± 0.05) cm-1 was observed in the core-size marker band ν(CαCm)asym peak position of the 1:1 chloroquine-hematin mixture compared to pure hematin. The oxidation-state marker band ν(pyrrole half-ring)sym exhibited a shift by (+0.93 ± 0.13) cm-1. These results were supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, indicating a hydrogen bond between the quinolinyl moiety of chloroquine and the oxygen atom of ferric protoporphyrin IX hydroxide (Fe(III)PPIX-OH). The consequence is a reduced electron density within the porphyrin moiety and an increase in its core size. This hypothesis provided further insights into the mechanism of hemozoin inhibition, suggesting chloroquine binding to the monomeric form of hematin, thereby preventing its further crystallization to hemozoin.
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- Sebastian Wolf
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Biophotonics and Biomedical Engineering Group, Technical University Darmstadt, Merckstr. 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Domes R, Frosch T. Molecular Interactions Identified by Two-Dimensional Analysis-Detailed Insight into the Molecular Interactions of the Antimalarial Artesunate with the Target Structure β-Hematin by Means of 2D Raman Correlation Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2023; 95:12719-12731. [PMID: 37586701 PMCID: PMC10469332 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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A thorough understanding of the interaction of endoperoxide antimalarial agents with their biological target structures is of utmost importance for the tailored design of future efficient antimalarials. Detailed insights into molecular interactions between artesunate and β-hematin were derived with a combination of resonance Raman spectroscopy, two-dimensional correlation analysis, and density functional theory calculations. Resonance Raman spectroscopy with three distinct laser wavelengths enabled the specific excitation of different chromophore parts of β-hematin. The resonance Raman spectra of the artesunate-β-hematin complexes were thoroughly analyzed with the help of high-resolution and highly sensitive two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. Spectral changes in the peak properties were found with increasing artesunate concentration. Changes in the low-frequency, morphology-sensitive Raman bands indicated a loss in crystallinity of the drug-target complexes. Differences in the high-wavenumber region were assigned to increased distortions of the planarity of the structure of the target molecule due to the appearance of various coexisting alkylation species. Evidence for the appearance of high-valent ferryl-oxo species could be observed with the help of differences in the peak properties of oxidation-state sensitive Raman modes. To support those findings, the relaxed ground-state structures of ten possible covalent mono- and di-meso(Cm)-alkylated hematin-dihydroartemisinyl complexes were calculated using density functional theory. A very good agreement with the experimental peak properties was achieved, and the out-of-plane displacements along the lowest-frequency normal coordinates were investigated by normal coordinate structural decomposition analysis. The strongest changes in all data were observed in vibrations with a high participation of Cm-parts of β-hematin.
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- Robert Domes
- Leibniz
Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Biophotonics and
Biomedical Engineering Group, Technical
University Darmstadt, Merckstraße 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany
- Leibniz
Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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Domes R, Frosch T. Investigations on the Novel Antimalarial Ferroquine in Biomimetic Solutions Using Deep UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory. Anal Chem 2023; 95:7630-7639. [PMID: 37141178 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Deep ultraviolet (DUV) resonance Raman experiments are performed, investigating the novel, promising antimalarial ferroquine (FQ). Two buffered aqueous solutions with pH values of 5.13 and 7.00 are used, simulating the acidic and neutral conditions inside a parasite's digestive vacuole and cytosol, respectively. To imitate the different polarities of the membranes and interior, the buffer's 1,4-dioxane content was increased. These experimental conditions should mimic the transport of the drug inside malaria-infected erythrocytes through parasitophorous membranes. Supporting density functional theory (DFT) calculations on the drug's micro-speciation were performed, which could be nicely assigned to shifts in the peak positions of resonantly enhanced high-wavenumber Raman signals at λexc = 257 nm. FQ is fully protonated in polar mixtures like the host interior and the parasite's cytoplasm or digestive vacuole (DV) and is only present as a free base in nonpolar ones, such as the host's and parasitophorous membranes. Additionally, the limit of detection (LoD) of FQ at vacuolic pH values was determined using DUV excitation wavelengths at 244 and 257 nm. By applying the resonant laser line at λexc = 257 nm, a minimal FQ concentration of 3.1 μM was detected, whereas the pre-resonant excitation wavelength 244 nm provides an LoD of 6.9 μM. These values were all up to one order of magnitude lower than the concentration found for the food vacuole of a parasitized erythrocyte.
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- Robert Domes
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein Strasse 9, 07751 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein Strasse 9, 07751 Jena, Germany
- Biophotonics and Biomedical Engineering Group, Technical University Darmstadt, Merckstrasse 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany
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Cialla-May D, Krafft C, Rösch P, Deckert-Gaudig T, Frosch T, Jahn IJ, Pahlow S, Stiebing C, Meyer-Zedler T, Bocklitz T, Schie I, Deckert V, Popp J. Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging in Bioanalytics. Anal Chem 2021; 94:86-119. [PMID: 34920669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Dana Cialla-May
- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, University of Applied Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Knebl A, Domes C, Domes R, Wolf S, Popp J, Frosch T. Response to Comment on Hydrogen and C2-C6 Alkane Sensing in Complex Fuel Gas Mixtures with Fiber-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16285-16287. [PMID: 34807580 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andreas Knebl
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert Einstein Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Biophotonics and Biomedical Engineering Group, Technical University Darmstadt, Merckstraße 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany
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Knebl A, Domes R, Wolf S, Domes C, Popp J, Frosch T. Fiber-Enhanced Raman Gas Spectroscopy for the Study of Microbial Methanogenesis. Anal Chem 2020; 92:12564-12571. [PMID: 32845132 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Microbial methanogenesis is a key biogeochemical process in the carbon cycle that is responsible for 70% of global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane (CH4). Further knowledge about microbial methanogenesis is crucial to mitigate emissions, increase climate model accuracy, or advance methanogenic biogas production. The current understanding of the substrate use of methanogenic microbes is limited, especially regarding the methylotrophic pathway. Here, we present fiber-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (FERS) of headspace gases as an alternate tool to study methanogenesis and substrate use in particular. The optical technique is nondestructive and sensitive to CH4, hydrogen (H2), and carbon dioxide with a large dynamic range from trace levels (demonstrated LoDs: CH4, 3 ppm; H2, 49 ppm) to pure gases. In addition, the portable FERS system can provide quantitative information about methanol concentration in the liquid phase of microbial cultures through headspace gas sampling (LoD 25 ppm). We demonstrate how FERS gas sensing could enable us to track substrate and product levels of microbial methanogenesis with just one instrument. The versatility of Raman gas spectroscopy could moreover help us to elucidate links between nitrogen and carbon cycle in microbial communities in the near future.
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- Andreas Knebl
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University, Abbe Center of Photonics, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University, Abbe Center of Photonics, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Rapid Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Stress Induced Degradation of the Pharmaceutical Drug Tetracycline. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081866. [PMID: 32316681 PMCID: PMC7221697 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Stress factors caused by inadequate storage can induce the unwanted degradation of active compounds in pharmaceutical formulations. Resonance Raman spectroscopy is presented as an analytical tool for rapid monitoring of small concentration changes of tetracycline and the metabolite 4˗epianhydrotetracycline. These degradation processes were experimentally induced by changes in temperature, humidity, and irradiation with visible light over a time period of up to 23 days. The excitation wavelength λexc = 413 nm was proven to provide short acquisition times for the simultaneous Raman spectroscopic detection of the degradation of tetracycline and production of its impurity in small sample volumes. Small concentration changes could be detected (down to 1.4% for tetracycline and 0.3% for 4-epianhydrotetracycline), which shows the potential of resonance Raman spectroscopy for analyzing the decomposition of pharmaceutical products.
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Wolf S, Frosch T, Popp J, Pletz MW, Frosch T. Highly Sensitive Detection of the Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin by Means of Fiber Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24244512. [PMID: 31835489 PMCID: PMC6943513 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24244512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Sepsis and septic shock exhibit a rapid course and a high fatality rate. Antibiotic treatment is time-critical and precise knowledge of the antibiotic concentration during the patients’ treatment would allow individual dose adaption. Over- and underdosing will increase the antimicrobial efficacy and reduce toxicity. We demonstrated that fiber enhanced Raman spectroscopy (FERS) can be used to detect very low concentrations of ciprofloxacin in clinically relevant doses, down to 1.5 µM. Fiber enhancement was achieved in bandgap shifted photonic crystal fibers. The high linearity between the Raman signals and the drug concentrations allows a robust calibration for drug quantification. The needed sample volume was very low (0.58 µL) and an acquisition time of 30 s allowed the rapid monitoring of ciprofloxacin levels in a less invasive way than conventional techniques. These results demonstrate that FERS has a high potential for clinical in-situ monitoring of ciprofloxacin levels.
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- Sebastian Wolf
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, University Hospital, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Frosch T, Wyrwich E, Yan D, Popp J, Frosch T. Fiber-Array-Based Raman Hyperspectral Imaging for Simultaneous, Chemically-Selective Monitoring of Particle Size and Shape of Active Ingredients in Analgesic Tablets. Molecules 2019; 24:E4381. [PMID: 31801249 PMCID: PMC6930444 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The particle shape, size and distribution of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are relevant quality indicators of pharmaceutical tablets due to their high impact on the manufacturing process. Furthermore, the bioavailability of the APIs from the dosage form depends largely on these characteristics. Routinely, particle size and shape are only analyzed in the powder form, without regard to the effect of the formulation procedure on the particle characteristics. The monitoring of these parameters improves the understanding of the process; therefore, higher quality and better control over the biopharmaceutical profile can be ensured. A new fiber-array-based Raman hyperspectral imaging technique is presented for direct simultaneous in-situ monitoring of three different active pharmaceutical ingredients- acetylsalicylic acid, acetaminophen and caffeine- in analgesic tablets. This novel method enables a chemically selective, noninvasive assessment of the distribution of the active ingredients down to 1 µm spatial resolution. The occurrence of spherical and needle-like particles, as well as agglomerations and the respective particle size ranges, were rapidly determined for two commercially available analgesic tablet types. Subtle differences were observed in comparison between these two tablets. Higher amounts of acetaminophen were visible, more needle-shaped and bigger acetylsalicylic acid particles, and a higher incidence of bigger agglomerations were found in one of the analgesic tablets.
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- Timea Frosch
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (T.F.); (E.W.); (D.Y.); (J.P.)
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (T.F.); (E.W.); (D.Y.); (J.P.)
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (T.F.); (E.W.); (D.Y.); (J.P.)
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (T.F.); (E.W.); (D.Y.); (J.P.)
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Abbe Centre of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745 code Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany; (T.F.); (E.W.); (D.Y.); (J.P.)
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Abbe Centre of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, 07745 code Jena, Germany
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Sieburg A, Knebl A, Jacob JM, Frosch T. Characterization of fuel gases with fiber-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:7399-7408. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02145-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Frosch T, Wyrwich E, Yan D, Domes C, Domes R, Popp J, Frosch T. Counterfeit and Substandard Test of the Antimalarial Tablet Riamet ® by Means of Raman Hyperspectral Multicomponent Analysis. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24183229. [PMID: 31491881 PMCID: PMC6767462 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24183229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Revised: 08/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The fight against counterfeit pharmaceuticals is a global issue of utmost importance, as failed medication results in millions of deaths every year. Particularly affected are antimalarial tablets. A very important issue is the identification of substandard tablets that do not contain the nominal amounts of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), and the differentiation between genuine products and products without any active ingredient or with a false active ingredient. This work presents a novel approach based on fiber-array based Raman hyperspectral imaging to qualify and quantify the antimalarial APIs lumefantrine and artemether directly and non-invasively in a tablet in a time-efficient way. The investigations were carried out with the antimalarial tablet Riamet® and self-made model tablets, which were used as examples of counterfeits and substandard. Partial least-squares regression modeling and density functional theory calculations were carried out for quantification of lumefantrine and artemether and for spectral band assignment. The most prominent differentiating vibrational signatures of the APIs were presented.
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- Timea Frosch
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University, Abbe Centre of Photonics, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany.
- Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany.
- Friedrich Schiller University, Abbe Centre of Photonics, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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Knebl A, Domes R, Yan D, Popp J, Trumbore S, Frosch T. Fiber-Enhanced Raman Gas Spectroscopy for 18O- 13C-Labeling Experiments. Anal Chem 2019; 91:7562-7569. [PMID: 31050402 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Stable isotopes are used in ecology to track and disentangle different processes and pathways. Especially for studies focused on the gas exchange of plants, sensing techniques that offer oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) sensitivity with isotopic discrimination are highly sought after. Addressing this challenge, fiber-enhanced Raman gas spectroscopy is introduced as a fast optical technique directly combining 13CO2 and 12CO2 as well as 18O2 and 16O2 measurements in one instrument. We demonstrate how a new type of optical hollow-core fiber, the so-called revolver fiber, is utilized for enhanced Raman gas sensing. Carbon dioxide and oxygen isotopologues were measured at concentrations expected when using 13C- and 18O-labeled gases in plant experiments. Limits of detection have been determined to be 25 ppm for CO2 and 150 ppm for O2. The combination of measurements with different integration times allows the creation of highly resolved broadband spectra. With the help of calculations based on density functional theory, the line at 1512 cm-1 occurring in the oxygen spectrum is assigned to 18O16O. The relative abundances of the isotopologues 18O16O and nitrogen 15N14N were in good agreement with typical values. For CO2, fiber-enhanced Raman spectra show the Fermi diad and hotbands of 12C16O2, 13C16O2, and 12C18O16O. Several weak lines were observed, and the line at 1426 cm-1 was identified as originating from the (0 4 0 2) → (0 2 0 2) transition of 12C16O2. With the demonstrated sensitivity and discriminatory power, fiber-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a possible alternative means to investigate plant metabolism, directly combining 13CO2 and 12CO2 measurements with 18O2 and 16O2 measurements in one instrument. The presented method thus has large potential for basic analytical investigations as well as for applications in the environmental sciences.
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- Andreas Knebl
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , 07745 Jena , Germany.,Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry , 07745 Jena , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , 07745 Jena , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , 07745 Jena , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , 07745 Jena , Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry & Abbe Center of Photonics , Friedrich Schiller University , 07743 Jena , Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry , 07745 Jena , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , 07745 Jena , Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry & Abbe Center of Photonics , Friedrich Schiller University , 07743 Jena , Germany
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Yan D, Frosch T, Kobelke J, Bierlich J, Popp J, Pletz MW, Frosch T. Fiber-Enhanced Raman Sensing of Cefuroxime in Human Urine. Anal Chem 2018; 90:13243-13248. [PMID: 30387601 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Fiber-enhanced Raman spectroscopy was developed for the chemically selective and sensitive quantification of the important antibiotic cefuroxime in human urine. A novel optical sensor fiber was drawn and precisely prepared. In this fiber structure, light is strongly confined in the selectively filled liquid core, and the Raman scattered signal is collected with unprecedented efficiency over an extended interaction length. The filling, emptying, and robustness are highly improved due to the large core size (>30 μm). Broadband step-index guidance allows the free choice of the most suitable excitation wavelength in complex body fluids. The limit of detection of cefuroxime in human urine was improved by 2 orders of magnitude (to μM level). The quantification of cefuroxime was achieved in urine after oral administration. This method has great potential for the point-of-care monitoring of antibiotics concentrations and is an important step forward to enable clinicians to rapidly adjust doses.
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- Di Yan
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , Jena 07745 , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , Jena 07745 , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , Jena 07745 , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , Jena 07745 , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , Jena 07745 , Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University , Institute of Physical Chemistry , Jena 07743 , Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University , Abbe Centre of Photonics , Jena 07745 , Germany
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- Center for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control , Jena University Hospital , Jena 07740 , Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology , Jena 07745 , Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University , Institute of Physical Chemistry , Jena 07743 , Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University , Abbe Centre of Photonics , Jena 07745 , Germany
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Punihaole D, Workman RJ, Upadhyay S, Bruggen CV, Schmitz AJ, Reineke TM, Frontiera RR. New Insights into Quinine-DNA Binding Using Raman Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:9840-9851. [PMID: 30336027 PMCID: PMC6425490 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b05795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Quinine's ability to bind DNA and potentially inhibit transcription and translation has been examined as a mode of action for its antimalarial activity. UV absorption and fluorescence-based studies have lacked the chemical specificity to develop an unambiguous molecular-level picture of the binding interaction. To address this, we use Raman spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) to investigate quinine-DNA interactions. We demonstrate that quinine's strongest Raman band in the fingerprint region, which derives from a symmetric stretching mode of the quinoline ring, is highly sensitive to the local chemical environment and pH. The frequency shifts observed for this mode in solvents of varying polarity can be explained in terms of the Stark effect using a simple Onsager solvation model, indicating that the vibration reports on the local electrostatic environment. However, specific chemical interactions between the quinoline ring and its environment, such as hydrogen bonding and π-stacking, perturb the frequency of this mode in a more complicated but predictable manner. We use this vibration as a spectroscopic probe to investigate the binding interaction between quinine and DNA. We find that, when the quinoline ring is protonated, quinine weakly intercalates into DNA by forming π-stacking interactions with the base pairs. The Raman spectra indicate that quinine can intercalate into DNA with a ratio reaching up to roughly one molecule per 25 base pairs. Our results are confirmed by MD simulations, which also show that the quinoline ring adopts a t-shaped π-stacking geometry with the DNA base pairs, whereas the quinuclidine head group weakly interacts with the phosphate backbone in the minor groove. We expect that the spectral correlations determined here will enable future studies to probe quinine's antimalarial activities, such as disrupting hemozoin biocrystallization, which is hypothesized to be, among other things, one of its primary modes of action against Plasmodium parasites.
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- David Punihaole
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Computational Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Sieburg A, Schneider S, Yan D, Popp J, Frosch T. Monitoring of gas composition in a laboratory biogas plant using cavity enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Analyst 2018; 143:1358-1366. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an01689a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Cavity-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a powerful tool for online detection of multiple gases during the process of biogas production.
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- Anne Sieburg
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
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