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ArticleACS omega2025

Host-Guest Dynamic Behavior of Melatonin Encapsulated in β-Cyclodextrin Nanosponges.

Riccardo Ferrero, Stefano Pantaleone, Valentina Brunella, Marta Corno, Gonzalo Jiménez-Osés, Francesca Peccati

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Riccardo FerreroDipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Stefano PantaleoneDipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-1065
Valentina BrunellaDipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Marta CornoDipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-2705
Gonzalo Jiménez-OsésCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0105-4337
Francesca PeccatiCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 800, 48160 Derio, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7813-8216

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclodextrin-based nanosponges are cross-linked polymeric porous nanomaterials obtained by condensation of cyclodextrins with a polyfunctional reagent (cross-linker). Owing to their high surface area, they are attractive for encapsulation applications aimed at increasing the stability, solubility, and bioavailability of drugs. Due to the structural complexity of these emerging materials, computer modeling can provide atomistic-level insights into both the flexibility of nanosponges and their interactions with encapsulated drugs. In this contribution, we focus on nanosponges of β-cyclodextrin cross-linked with citric acid and provide full-atom models for linear and cyclic topologies. We use extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to analyze the flexibility of these constructs and their interactions with encapsulated melatonin, a neurohormone involved in sleep-wake cycle regulation also used as an antioxidant and immunomodulator. We characterize the main interactions responsible for melatonin binding and show that it benefits from multivalence and crowding effects.

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