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Influence of fulvic acid and hydroxy propyl-beta-cyclodextrin on aspirin degradation.

OBJECTIVE: The degradation of aspirin (ASA) was investigated to reveal information about the influence of complexation with fulvic acid (FA), as a new complexing agent and compared with hydroxy propyl-beta-cyclodextrin complex. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ASA was complexed with FA in the molar ratio 1:0.5, 1:1, and 1:2 by different methods through lyophilization, solvent evaporation, and spray drying. Spray-dried (1:1) ASA-hydroxy propyl-beta-cyclodextrin complex was prepared and compared with optimized complex of FA. All the complexes and ASA alone were packaged in well-labeled sealed polythene-lined aluminum pouches and stored in stability chamber at 40 +/- 2 degrees C and 75 +/- 5% relative humidity for 120 days. Samples were analyzed for salicylic acid content at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 days. RESULTS: Overall 4.31% salicylic acid was formed in 1:1 ASA-FA spray-dried complex, which was optimized stable complex among other complexes of FA prepared by different methods in different molar ratios. However, 2.35% salicylic acid was measured with 1:1 spray-dried ASA-hydroxy propyl-beta-cyclodextrin complex. Stability of ASA increased more when complexed with hydroxy propyl-beta-cyclodextrin as compared to FA. CONCLUSIONS: A novel complexing agent in the form of FA was investigated to increase the stability of ASA. A marked improvement in stability of ASA was observed when complexed with hydroxy propyl-beta-cyclodextrin (1:1) by spray drying as compared to 1:1 spray-dried ASA-FA complex.[1]

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  1. Influence of fulvic acid and hydroxy propyl-beta-cyclodextrin on aspirin degradation. Anwer, M.K., Agarwal, S.P., Ali, A., Sultana, Y. Drug. Dev. Ind. Pharm (2010) [Pubmed]
 
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