Biomacromolecules, Vol.12, No.8, 3031-3038, 2011
Physicochemical Characterization of alpha-, beta-, and gamma-Cyclodextrins Bioesterified with Decanoate Chains Used As Building Blocks of Colloidal Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles of amphiphilic alpha-, beta-, and gamma-cyclodextrins were obtained by formulation of cyclodextrins enzymatically transesterified with vinyl decanoate. The product of this synthesis is a mixture of bioesterified cyclodextrins with various degrees of substitution (DS) presenting for a same DS different regio-isomers. In a first step, the efficiency of a MALDI-TOF procedure to characterize the average molecular weight of the derivative bulk mixture was demonstrated by comparing the results with those obtained from complementary NMR and HPLC techniques. In a second step, the ultrastructure of nanoparticles prepared from three different batches of synthesis was investigated and correlated with the average molecular weight and DS of the parent derivative.