Alkaline sucrose solution was demonstrated to be a good solvent for the solubilization of water-insoluble drugs. At high concentration and alkaline pH, sucrose solubilizes water-insoluble molecules through intramolecular conformations. Tetracyline and chloramphenicol, when dissolved in alkaline sucrose solution, retained their bactericidal activity. Gel permeation-chromatography analysis and atomic-force-microscopy studies confirmed the formation of sucrose-antibiotics complex.
- MeSH
- Alkalies chemistry MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage chemistry MeSH
- Bacteria drug effects MeSH
- Chloramphenicol administration & dosage chemistry MeSH
- Financing, Organized MeSH
- Pharmaceutical Solutions MeSH
- Drug Delivery Systems methods MeSH
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests MeSH
- Solvents chemistry MeSH
- Solubility MeSH
- Sucrose chemistry MeSH
- Tetracyclines administration & dosage chemistry MeSH
- Water chemistry MeSH