Evaluation of Solubility and Partition Properties of Ampicillin-based Ionic Liquids Approach

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Abstract

In order to overcome the problems associated with low water solubility, and consequently low bioavailability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), herein we explore a modular ionic liquid synthetic strategy for improved APIs. Ionic liquids containingl-ampicillin as active pharmaceutical ingredient anion were prepared using the methodology developed in our previous work, using organic cations selected from substituted ammonium, phosphonium, pyridinium and methylimidazolium salts, with the intent of enhancing the solubility and bioavailability ofl-ampicillin forms. In order to evaluate important properties of the synthesized API-ILs, the water solubility at 25°C and 37°C (body temperature) as well as octanol–water partition coefficients (Kow's) and HDPC micelles partition at 25°C were measured. Critical micelle concentrations (CMC's) in water at 25°C and 37°C of the pharmaceutical ionic liquids bearing cations with surfactant properties were also determined from ionic conductivity measurements.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)553-559
JournalInternational Journal of Pharmaceutics
Volume456
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • Active pharmaceutical ionic liquids
  • Bioavailability
  • Critical micelle concentrations
  • Octanol-water partition coefficients
  • Solubility

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