Degradation of Folic Acid in the Composition of a Conjugate with Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Fullerene C60 Under UV and E-Beam Irradiation
Alina A. Borisenkova, Dmitriy V. Baykov, Anna V. Titova, Vadim V. Bakhmetyev, Maria A. Markova, Zhanna B. Lyutova, Anton V. Popugaev, Vladislav S. Khaleev, Victor P. Sedov
TL;DR
This study shows that fullerene C60 in a conjugate helps protect folic acid from breaking down under UV light and radiation, which is important for drug delivery.
Contribution
The novel finding is that fullerene C60 in the FA-PVP-C60 conjugate significantly reduces folic acid degradation during photolysis and radiolysis.
Findings
Fullerene C60 suppresses folic acid degradation under UV and electron beam irradiation.
Degradation is confirmed through fluorescence and UV–Vis spectroscopy measurements.
Higher fullerene content correlates with lower folic acid destruction rates.
Abstract
Folic acid (FA) is used as a targeting ligand for targeted drug delivery to tumor cells, some types of which overexpress folate receptors on their surface. However, while the preparation of conjugates containing FA may comprise a multi-step process, FA presents low photostability under UV irradiation. In addition, FA undergoes radiolysis under the action of ionizing radiation, which is utilized for drug sterilization. In this study, we investigate the stability of FA in a conjugate (FA-PVP-C60) with fullerene C60 and polyvinylpyrrolidone under the action of UV (205–400 nm) and electron irradiation (doses from 2 to 8 kGy) at different pH (4.5, 7.2, 10.7). The degradation of FA is studied using fluorescence and UV–Vis spectroscopy. It is found that the fullerene C60 in the FA-PVP-C60 conjugate suppresses the degradation of FA during both photolysis and radiolysis, which is confirmed by…
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TopicsFullerene Chemistry and Applications · Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation · Graphene research and applications