Highly efficient complexation of sanguinarine alkaloid by carboxylatopillar[6]arene: PK a shift, increased solubility and enhanced antibacterial activity

Guchuan Ping, Yiliang Wang, Lingyun Shen, Yuting Wang, Xiaoshi Hu, Junyi Chen, Bingwen Hu, Lei Cui, Qingbin Meng, Chunju Li

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Abstract

Encapsulation of a physiologically active substance, sanguinarine (SA), by a water soluble carboxylatopillar[6]arene (CP6A), is described. The efficient complexation by CP6A, giving a Ka value of (2.4 ± 0.3) × 105 M-1 in pH 7.4, served to increase the water solubility by 4.3-fold, cause a 2.02 shift in pKa, and enhance the antibacterial activity of SA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7381-7384
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number53
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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