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Pharmaceutical Applications of Cyclodextrins. 1. Drug Solubilization and Stabilization

Thorsteinn Loftsson, +1 more
- 01 Oct 1996 - 
- Vol. 85, Iss: 10, pp 1017-1025
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The effects of substitution on various cyclodextrins properties and the forces involved in the drug-cyclodextrin complex formation are discussed, and methods which are useful in the optimization of complexation efficacy are reviewed.
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This article is published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.The article was published on 1996-10-01. It has received 2124 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cyclodextrin & Inclusion compound.

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Cyclodextrins and their uses: a review

TL;DR: Cyclodextrins are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides composed of α-(1,4) linked glucopyranose subunits.
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Improving drug solubility for oral delivery using solid dispersions.

TL;DR: The historical background and definitions of the various systems including eutectic mixtures, solid dispersions and solid solutions, as well as the production, the different carriers and the methods used for the characterization of solid dispersion are outlined.
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Cyclodextrins as pharmaceutical solubilizers.

TL;DR: This review is intended to give a general background to the use of cyclodextrin as solubilizers as well as highlight kinetic and thermodynamic tools and parameters useful in the study of drug Solubilization bycyclodextrins.
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Cyclodextrin-based pharmaceutics: past, present and future

TL;DR: Of specific interest is the use of cyclodextrin-containing polymers to provide unique capabilities for the delivery of nucleic acids.
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Thermodynamics of molecular recognition by cyclodextrins. 1. Calorimetric titration of inclusion complexation of naphthalenesulfonates with .alpha.-, .beta.-, and .gamma.-cyclodextrins: enthalpy-entropy compensation

TL;DR: In this article, a 1:1 stoichiometry was applied to all of the host-guest combinations employed, except for the inclusion of 2-naphthalenesulfonate 2 with γ-CD.
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Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: preparation and characterization; effects on solubility of drugs

TL;DR: In this paper, conditions for condensation of β-cyclodextrin with propylene oxide were found which give preparations of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin with a narrow and symmetrical distribution of the degree of substitution.
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The Schardinger dextrins.

TL;DR: The Schardinger dextrins are a group of homologous oligosaccharides, obtained from the breakdown of starch by the action of Bacillus macerans amylase, which has so far eluded attempts to bring it into well-defined crystalline form.