Tenofovir antiviral drug solubility enhancement with β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex and in silico study of potential inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro)

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Tenofovir (TFR) is an antiviral drug commonly used to fight against viral diseases infection due to its good potency and high genetic barrier to drug resistance. In physiological conditions, TFR is less water soluble, more unstable, and less permeable, limiting its effective therapeutic applications. In addition to their use in treating the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), cyclodextrins (CDs) are also being used as a molecule to develop therapies for other diseases due to its enhance solubility and stability. This study is designed to synthesize and characterization of β-CD:TFR inclusion complex and its interaction against SARS-CoV-2 (MPro) protein (PDB ID;7cam). Several techniques were used to characterize the prepared β-CD:TFR inclusion complex, including UV-Visible, FT-IR, XRD, SEM, TGA, and DSC, which provided appropriate evidence to confirm the formation. A 1:1 stoichiometry was determined for β-CD:TFR inclusion complex in aqueous medium from UV-Visible absorption spectra by using the Benesi-Hildebrand method. Phase solubility studies proposed that β-CD enhanced the excellent solubility of TFR and the stability constant was obtained at 863 ± 32 M-1. Moreover, the molecular docking confirmed the experimental results demonstrated the most desirable mode of TFR encapsulated into the β-CD nanocavity via hydrophobic interactions and possible hydrogen bonds. Moreover, TFR was validated in the β-CD:TFR inclusion complex as potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) receptors by using in silico methods. The enhanced solubility, stability, and antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 (MPro) suggest that β-CD:TFR inclusion complexes can be further used as feasible water-insoluble antiviral drug carriers in viral disease infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:377

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Journal of molecular liquids - 377(2023) vom: 01. Mai, Seite 121544

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mohandoss, Sonaimuthu [VerfasserIn]
Velu, Kuppu Sakthi [VerfasserIn]
Stalin, Thambusamy [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Naushad [VerfasserIn]
Alomar, Suliman Yousef [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Yong Rok [VerfasserIn]

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β-cyclodextrin
In silico
Inclusion complex
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Solubility
Tenofovir

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Date Revised 28.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121544

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NLM353803464