title: Inclusion complexation of the sunscreen agent 2-ethylhexyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate with hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin: effect on photostability.
abstract: The interaction between the UV filter, 2-ethylhexyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate, and unmodified and modified alpha-, beta- or gamma-cyclodextrins was studied in water by phase-solubility analysis. Of the cyclodextrins available, only hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin caused a marked increase in the aqueous solubility of 2-ethylhexyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate. The data from the solubility study indicated the formation of a 1:1 (sunscreen-cyclodextrin) complex. The inclusion of the sunscreen agent into the hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin cavity was confirmed by thermal analysis and by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Irradiation-induced degradation of 2-ethylhexyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate was reduced by complexation with hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, this effect being more pronounced in solution (the extent of degradation was 25.5% for the complex compared with 54.6% for free 2-ethylhexyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate) than in the emulsion vehicle (the extent of degradation was 25.1% for the complex compared with 33.4% for free 2-ethylhexyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate). Although photodegradation of the sunscreen agent is significantly reduced by formation of the inclusion complex it is important to design a suitable vehicle. Inclusion of 2-ethylhexyl-p-dimethylaminobenzoate-DMAB into the hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin cavity limits interaction of the UV filter with the skin reducing the side-effects of the formulation.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scalia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casolari
mesh_terms: D000073738:2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin; D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D004055:Differential Thermal Analysis; D004355:Drug Stability; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; D047408:gamma-Cyclodextrins; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates
chemical_list: D003505:Cyclodextrins; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; D047408:gamma-Cyclodextrins; C479658:hydroxypropyl-alpha-cyclodextrin; C479659:hydroxypropyl-gamma-cyclodextrin; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates; D000073738:2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin; D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid; C041981:padimate-O