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ArticleRSC advances2025

Cyclodextrin-assisted photostabilization of 5-fluorouracil: a combined kinetic and computational investigation.

Adeela Khurshid, Zubair Anwar, Muneeba Usmani, Reem Altaf, Ayesha Awan, Zuneera Akram, Sadia Hafeez Kazi, Sofia Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Sheraz, Iqbal Ahmad

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Adeela KhurshidDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan.
Zubair AnwarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan zubair_ana@hotmail.com/zubair_ana@baqai.edu.pk/reem@cust.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-7588
Muneeba UsmaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan.
Reem AltafDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad Expressway, Kahuta Road, Zone-V Islamabad Pakistan.
Ayesha AwanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University G-7/4, 7th Avenue Islamabad Pakistan.
Zuneera AkramDepartment of Pharmacology, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan.
Sadia Hafeez KaziDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan.
Sofia AhmedDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali SherazDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-8178
Iqbal AhmadDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai Medical University Super Highway, Gadap Road Karachi Pakistan zubair_ana@hotmail.com/zubair_ana@baqai.edu.pk/reem@cust.edu.pk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The photostabilization of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) has been carried out in the pH range of 2.0-12.0 using cyclodextrins (α-, β-, γ-) as a complexing agent. The inclusion complex formation between 5-FU and CDs has been evaluated using conductometry, FTIR spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and molecular docking simulations. The loss of absorbance at 266 nm for 5-FU in the presence of CDs indicates its photodegradation. The entrapment of 5-FU in α-, β-, and γ-CDs ranges from 22.0-58.0, 30.0-64.0, and 42.0-77.0%, respectively, indicating the formation of inclusion complexes of CDs with 5-FU. The values of Stern-Volmer fluorescence quenching constants and binding constants for α-, β- and γ-CDs are 1.10, 1.69, 3.06 × 10

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PMCPMC12400308

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