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ArticleAAPS PharmSciTech2015

Solvent Effect on the Photolysis of Riboflavin.

Iqbal Ahmad, Zubair Anwar, Sofia Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Sheraz, Raheela Bano, Ambreen Hafeez

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Article in AAPS PharmSciTech, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Iqbal AhmadBaqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Toll Plaza, Super Highway, Gadap Road, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan.
Zubair AnwarBaqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Toll Plaza, Super Highway, Gadap Road, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan.
Sofia AhmedBaqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Toll Plaza, Super Highway, Gadap Road, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali SherazBaqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Toll Plaza, Super Highway, Gadap Road, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan. ali_sheraz80@hotmail.com.
Raheela BanoBaqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Toll Plaza, Super Highway, Gadap Road, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan.
Ambreen HafeezDepartment of Biochemistry, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha Campus, Karachi, 74200, Pakistan.
Baqai Medical University · PKDow University of Health Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The kinetics of photolysis of riboflavin (RF) in water (pH 7.0) and in organic solvents (acetonitrile, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-butanol, ethyl acetate) has been studied using a multicomponent spectrometric method for the assay of RF and its major photoproducts, formylmethylflavin and lumichrome. The apparent first-order rate constants (k obs) for the reaction range from 3.19 (ethyl acetate) to 4.61 × 10(-3) min(-1) (water). The values of k obs have been found to be a linear function of solvent dielectric constant implying the participation of a dipolar intermediate along the reaction pathway. The degradation of this intermediate is promoted by the polarity of the medium. This indicates a greater stabilization of the excited-triplet states of RF with an increase in solvent polarity to facilitate its reduction. The rate constants for the reaction show a linear relation with the solvent acceptor number indicating the degree of solute-solvent interaction in different solvents. It would depend on the electron-donating capacity of RF molecule in organic solvents. The values of k obs are inversely proportional to the viscosity of the medium as a result of diffusion-controlled processes.

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LightPhotolysisDiffusionDrug StabilityFlavinsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsLinear ModelsModels, ChemicalRiboflavinSolventsSpectrophotometry, UltravioletViscosityWater10-formylmethylflavin7,8-dimethylalloxazineFlavinsRiboflavinSolventsWaterdielectric constantkineticsphotolysisriboflavinsolvent effectviscosity

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PMID25698084
PMCPMC4674638
OpenAlexW2017374021

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