title: Effect of cyclodextrins on the chemical stability of mitomycins in alkaline solution.
abstract: The effects of cyclodextrins on the chemical stability of several mitomycin antibiotics in an alkaline medium have been investigated. A stability-indicating high-performance liquid chromatographic method was used to determine the overall degradation rate constants. The influence of various parameters such as structural variations of the cyclodextrins and mitomycins, temperature and pH was studied. It appears that complexation is most favourable with gamma-cyclodextrin. All mitomycin-gamma-cyclodextrin complexes degrade at lower rates than those of the free drugs. Moreover, it was shown that gamma-cyclodextrin influences the equilibrium between mitomycin C and its zwitterion mesomer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bekers
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Beijnen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tank
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bult
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Underberg
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies / Q000737:chemistry*; D002021:Buffers; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D004355:Drug Stability; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012996:Solutions; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D002021:Buffers; D003505:Cyclodextrins; D008937:Mitomycins; D012996:Solutions