Enhancement of water solubilization of quercetin by meglumine and application of the solubilization concept to a similar system

Fusina, Adrien and Degot, Pierre and Touraud, Didier and Kunz, Werner and Nardello-Rataj, Veronique (2022) Enhancement of water solubilization of quercetin by meglumine and application of the solubilization concept to a similar system. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, 368: 120756. ISSN 0167-7322, 1873-3166

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Abstract

In the present work, meglumine, an aminocarbohydrate derived from glucose with a secondary amine group, was found to be able to increase the water-solubility of the well-known and beneficial flavonoid quercetin. pH proves to be a fundamental factor for this purpose. The solubility enhancement as a function of the pH as well as the mechanism behind this phenomenon were investigated. The state of charge of quercetin depending on pH has been estimated from the calculation of the pK(a) by COSMO-RS. A compromise between a satisfying solubility enhancement (6-7-fold) and reasonable stability against oxidation (70-75 % of quercetin still intact after 2 h) was found around pH 8. The solubilization mechanism is believed to be based on proton exchange between quercetin and the amine function of meglumine, and on the ability of meglumine to form numerous hydrogen bonds with water molecules through its five hydroxyl groups. Finally, it is shown that the underlying solubilization mechanism can be extended both to other polyphenols and to other hydrotropes. (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ACIDITY CONSTANTS; THERMAL-BEHAVIOR; AQUEOUS-SOLUTION; PK(A) VALUES; COSMO-RS; STABILITY; CURCUMIN; ABSORPTION; FLAVONOIDS; MECHANISM; Quercetin; Meglumine; Hydrotrope; Water-solubilization; Oxidation; pH
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2024 10:10
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2024 10:10
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/57514

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