Characterization of chitosan thiolation and application to thiol quantification onto nanoparticle surface.
Int J Pharm
; 340(1-2): 173-81, 2007 Aug 01.
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| ID: mdl-17592748
ABSTRACT
The objective of the present work was to establish a simple and appropriated method for the quantification of thiol groups standing on the surface of core-shell nanoparticles elaborated with poly(isobutyl cyanoacrylates) and thiolated chitosan. A critical analysis of the widely used Ellman's method for the determination of thiol groups in various compounds was made. The reduced solubility of the thiolated polymer at the optimal pH of the Ellman's assay (pH 8-8.5) made difficult the accessibility of the Ellman's reagent to thiol groups in the cross-linked polymer. Furthermore, the lack of stability of the Ellman's reaction with time lead to the conclusion that the Ellman's method was of limited value to evaluate thiol groups in thiolated polymers like thiolated chitosan. An alternative and very simple thiol quantification method was developed on the bases of the classical iodine titration. The new method allowed the determination of thiol groups in small amount of samples at acidic pH, and the monitoring of the thiol determination kinetic with time. It was successfully applied to the quantification of active thiol groups on the surface of poly(isobutyl cyanoacrylates) nanoparticles coated with thiol chitosan.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polymers
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Spectrophotometry
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Sulfhydryl Compounds
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Drug Carriers
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Technology, Pharmaceutical
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Colorimetry
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Cyanoacrylates
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Chitosan
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Nanoparticles
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Pharm
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France