
The poor water solubility of paclitaxel causes significant problems in producing cancer therapeutic formulations. Here, we aimed to solubilize paclitaxel using biocompatible cyclic carbohydrates. Generally recognized as safe, labeled β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), a cyclic α-1,4-glucan consisting of seven glucoses, was prepared, and bio-sourced cyclosophoraoses (CyS), which are unbranched cyclic β-1,2-glucans with 17–23 glucose units, were purified using various chromatographic methods from Rhizobium leguminosarum cultural broth. For effective targeting, CyS and β-CD were modified with a biotinyl moiety in a reaction of mono-6-amino CyS and mono-6-amino-β-CD with N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of biotinamidohexanoic acid. Interestingly, the aqueous solubility of paclitaxel was enhanced 10.3- and 3.7-fold in the presence of biotinyl CyS and biotinyl β-CD, respectively. These findings suggest that biotin-appended cyclooligosaccharides can be applied to improve the delivery of paclitaxel.
Rhizobium leguminosarum, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Paclitaxel, beta-Cyclodextrins, Oligosaccharides, Succinimides, Article, Molecular Weight, solubilization; cyclooligosaccharide; paclitaxel; biotin, HEK293 Cells, Solubility, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Toxicity Tests, Humans, Biotinylation, Glucans, HeLa Cells
Rhizobium leguminosarum, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Paclitaxel, beta-Cyclodextrins, Oligosaccharides, Succinimides, Article, Molecular Weight, solubilization; cyclooligosaccharide; paclitaxel; biotin, HEK293 Cells, Solubility, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Toxicity Tests, Humans, Biotinylation, Glucans, HeLa Cells
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