The interaction in water of alpha- and beta-cyclodextrins with L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine, L-tryptophan, and L-histidine has been studied calorimetrically at 25 degrees C in pure water and in a phosphate buffer (pH 11.3). The interaction in water of alpha-cyclodextrin with some alpha,omega-amino acids was also studied. When a complex forms, calorimetry allows the calculation of both the enthalpy and the association constant, from which the free energy and the entropy of the process can be obtained. Aromatic amino acids form 1:1 inclusion complexes, characterized by low values of the association constants. The association occurs through the insertion of the guest's aromatic ring into the host's cavity, and is stronger at pH 11.3 than in pure water. For alpha,omega-amino acids the association constants increase with increasing lengths of the alkyl chains between the functional groups. For this class of substances the association is supposed to occur through an interaction mechanism different from inclusion, which involves mainly the exterior of cyclodextrin. The analysis of the signs and values of the thermodynamic parameters obtained permits hypotheses to be made about the forces involved in the association process.

Thermodynamics of the interaction of cyclodextrins with aromatic and alpha, omega -amino acids in aqueous solutions. A calorimetric study at 25 °C. / G. Castronuovo, V. Elia, D. Fessas, A. Giordano, F. Velleca. - In: CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH. - ISSN 0008-6215. - 272:1(1995), pp. 31-39.

Thermodynamics of the interaction of cyclodextrins with aromatic and alpha, omega -amino acids in aqueous solutions. A calorimetric study at 25 °C.

D. Fessas;
1995

Abstract

The interaction in water of alpha- and beta-cyclodextrins with L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine, L-tryptophan, and L-histidine has been studied calorimetrically at 25 degrees C in pure water and in a phosphate buffer (pH 11.3). The interaction in water of alpha-cyclodextrin with some alpha,omega-amino acids was also studied. When a complex forms, calorimetry allows the calculation of both the enthalpy and the association constant, from which the free energy and the entropy of the process can be obtained. Aromatic amino acids form 1:1 inclusion complexes, characterized by low values of the association constants. The association occurs through the insertion of the guest's aromatic ring into the host's cavity, and is stronger at pH 11.3 than in pure water. For alpha,omega-amino acids the association constants increase with increasing lengths of the alkyl chains between the functional groups. For this class of substances the association is supposed to occur through an interaction mechanism different from inclusion, which involves mainly the exterior of cyclodextrin. The analysis of the signs and values of the thermodynamic parameters obtained permits hypotheses to be made about the forces involved in the association process.
Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica
1995
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