Two decades of Martini: Better beads, broader scope

SJ Marrink, L Monticelli, MN Melo… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Martini model, a coarse‐grained force field for molecular dynamics simulations, has
been around for nearly two decades. Originally developed for lipid‐based systems by the …

[HTML][HTML] Safety of surfactant excipients in oral drug formulations

S Maher, C Geoghegan, DJ Brayden - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Surfactants are a diverse group of compounds that share the capacity to adsorb at the
boundary between distinct phases of matter. They are used as pharmaceutical excipients …

Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Heterogeneous Polysorbate 80 Surfactants and their Interactions with Small Molecules and Proteins

H Lou, Y Wu, K Kuczera… - Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polysorbate 80 (PS80) is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations, and its commercial
grades exhibit certain levels of structural heterogeneity. The objective of this study was to …

Synthesis, optical properties, DNA, β-cyclodextrin interaction, hydrogen isotope sensor and computational study of new enantiopure isoxazolidine derivative (ISoXD)

A Alotayeq, S Ghannay, IA Alhagri, I Ahmed… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
A novel isoxazolidine derivative (ISoXD) dye was successfully synthesized and
comprehensively characterized. In this study, we conducted a thorough examination of its …

Revealing the interaction between peptide drugs and permeation enhancers in the presence of intestinal bile salts

S Hossain, R Kneiszl, P Larsson - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Permeability enhancer-based formulations offer a promising approach to enhance the oral
bioavailability of peptides. We used all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to investigate …

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of Bile, Bile Salts, Lipid-Based Drug Formulations, and mRNA–Lipid Nanoparticles: A Review

AG Guruge, DB Warren, CW Pouton… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lipid-based formulation (LBF) is an effective approach for delivering hydrophobic drugs into
the systemic circulation by oral administration. However, much of the physical detail …

Novel dermal nanobilosomes with promising browning effect of adipose tissue for management of obesity

LM Khalil, OY Abdallah, YSR Elnaggar… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Obesity is a medical problem that increases the risk of various diseases. Besides, obese
people sometimes feel discrimination which results in social isolation and severe …

Molecular Investigation of SNAC as an Oral Peptide Permeation Enhancer in Lipid Membranes via Solid-State NMR

J Ling, R Schroder, WP Wuelfing, J Higgins… - Molecular …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Oral peptide therapeutics are increasingly favored in the pharmaceutical industry for their
ease of use and better patient adherence. However, they face challenges with poor oral …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation of peristalsis to study co-localization and intestinal distribution of a macromolecular drug and permeation enhancer

B Naranjani, PD Sinko, CAS Bergström… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, simulations of intestinal peristalsis are performed to investigate the intraluminal
transport of macromolecules (MMs) and permeation enhancers (PEs). Properties of insulin …

Molecular Dynamics Simulations as a Tool to Understand Drug Solubilization in Pharmaceutical Systems

A Kabedev, MS Hossain, P Larsson - 2023 - diva-portal.org
This chapter aims to explore the use of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate
the solubilization of drugs by various surfactants and excipients. Examples from the literature …