Solubilization of a tripeptide HIV protease inhibitor using a combination of ionization and complexation with chemically modified cyclodextrins.
Kynostatin (KNI-272), an experimental HIV protease inhibitor, is currently undergoing preclinical testing for the treatment of AIDS. This transition state mimetic tripeptide exhibits extremely low aqueous solubility (4 micrograms/mL) making target concentrations (5-50 mg/mL) for parenteral solution formulations difficult to achieve. The presence of an ionizable (5-isoquinolinyloxy)acetyl moiety makes solubilization via pH adjustment possible, but a solubility > 5 mg/mL requires an adjustment in pH below 2.0, which would be physiologically unacceptable. This study examines and compares two approaches for solubilizing kynostatin: (1) inclusion complex formation at chemically distinct hydrophobic binding sites using (2-hydroxypropyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) and a sulfobutyl ether derivative of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD-SBE) and (2) a combined strategy utilizing ionization of the isoquinoline moiety coupled with inclusion complex formation at the remaining binding site(s). Macroscopic binding constants determined from solubility profiles as a function of pH and HPCD concentration have been compared with the microscopic binding constant for formation of the isoquinoline-HPCD inclusion complex determined by UV difference spectroscopy to examine the independence of binding domains within KNI-272. As demonstrated in this report, combination strategies tailored to the properties of different domains within the molecule may be highly effective in solubilizing compounds such as poorly soluble peptides.
Johnson
M D
MD
Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
Hoesterey
B L
BL
Anderson
B D
BD
D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000737:chemistry; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012995:Solubility; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D003505:Cyclodextrins; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007546:Isoquinolines; D009842:Oligopeptides; C077822:kynostatin 272