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Meglumine-enhanced water solubility and stability of quercetin at moderate pH via liposome encapsulation
Holzhausen, Ferdinand, Fusina, Adrien, Loessl, Michael
, Touraud, Didier, Baeumner, Antje J.
, Nardello-Rataj, Véronique and Kunz, Werner
(2025)
Meglumine-enhanced water solubility and stability of quercetin at moderate pH via liposome encapsulation.
Journal of Molecular Liquids 421, p. 126864.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 14 Jan 2025 12:04
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.74628
Abstract
In the present work, the flavonoid quercetin was encapsulated into liposomes from an aqueous solution using meglumine as solubility enhancer and stabilizer for quercetin. This study was a proof of principle to demonstrate the feasibility of the pH-driven (or pH jump) method even with very oxidation-sensitive polyphenols. We thus investigated meglumine addition together with the standard thin-film ...
In the present work, the flavonoid quercetin was encapsulated into liposomes from an aqueous solution using meglumine as solubility enhancer and stabilizer for quercetin. This study was a proof of principle to demonstrate the feasibility of the pH-driven (or pH jump) method even with very oxidation-sensitive polyphenols. We thus investigated meglumine addition together with the standard thin-film hydration method to prepare liposomes. Furthermore, the pH was initially set at 9 to enhance the water-solubility of quercetin and was lowered to 7 after encapsulation. The liposomes were prepared using DPPC, DPPG, cholesterol and DMPE lipids and two different saline buffer solutions containing either sucrose or meglumine. Successful encapsulation of quercetin was confirmed by Differential Pulse Voltammetry. The estimation of the degree of oxidation of quercetin inside the liposomes was performed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. It was found that a significant amount of unoxidized quercetin was encapsulated in the liposomes from an aqueous solution, notably in the liposomes prepared with meglumine buffer solution.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of Molecular Liquids | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | DEAL (Elsevier) | ||||
| Volume: | 421 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 126864 | ||||
| Date | 6 January 2025 | ||||
| Institutions | Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Analytische Chemie, Chemo- und Biosensorik > Chemo- und Biosensorik (Prof. Antje J. Bäumner, formerly Prof. Wolfbeis) Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie > Chair of Chemistry VI - Physical Chemistry (Solution Chemistry) > Prof. Dr. Werner Kunz | ||||
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| Keywords | Liposomes, Polyphenols, Quercetin, Meglumine, Antioxidants, Oxidation | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-746286 | ||||
| Item ID | 74628 |
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