Application of transglycosylated stevia and hesperidin as drug carriers to enhance biopharmaceutical properties of poorly-soluble artemisinin

Autor: Wai Kiong Ng, Shoucang Shen, Reginald B. H. Tan, Kumaran Letchmanan
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Zdroj: Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces. 161
ISSN: 1873-4367
Popis: Biopharmaceutical properties of poorly water-soluble antimalarial drug, Artemisinin (ART), were improved by formulating amorphous solid dispersions with transglycosylated food additives (Hsp-G and Stevia-G) via co-spray drying. Both the formulated ART/Hsp-G and ART/Stevia-G showed superior dissolution properties with a burst release of more than 95% of drug within 5 min, whereas untreated ART dissolved only 4% in 5min. The supersaturation solubility of the formulated ART was enhanced by 2-fold as compared with untreated counterpart. The storage stability tests indicated that these formulations chemically stable at room temperature and under low humidity (
Databáze: OpenAIRE