Current status of quantum chemical studies of cyclodextrin host–guest complexes

AH Mazurek, Ł Szeleszczuk - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article aims to review the application of various quantum chemical methods (semi-
empirical, density functional theory (DFT), second order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory …

Melatonin/cyclodextrin inclusion complexes: a review

A Sakellaropoulou, A Siamidi, M Vlachou - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melatonin (MLT) is involved in many functions of the human body, mainly in sleeping-related
disorders. It also has anti-oxidant potential and has been proven very effective in the …

Quantum mechanical assessment of protein–ligand hydrogen bond strength patterns: insights from semiempirical tight-binding and local vibrational mode theory

A Madushanka, RT Moura Jr, N Verma… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen bonds (HB) s are the most abundant motifs in biological systems. They play a key
role in determining protein–ligand binding affinity and selectivity. We designed two …

Primary vs secondary: Directionalized guest coordination in β-cyclodextrin derivatives

Z Sun, L Zheng, K Wang, Z Huai, Z Liu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
In computational modelling of cyclodextrin (CD) host-guest binding, often only a single
binding mode is considered. However, due to the asymmetric feature of CD, the guest can …

N-Vinyl Caprolactam/Maleic-Based Copolymers as Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors: The Effect of Internal Hydrogen Bonding

MA Kelland, J Pomicpic, R Ghosh… - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) have been used for over 25 years to prevent gas hydrate
formation in oil and gas production flow lines, but they are some of the most expensive …

Inclusion of paraoxon, parathion, and methyl parathion into α-cyclodextrin: a GFN2-xTB multi-equilibrium quantum study

JC Marcelino, CLC Ribeiro, G Teixeira… - Journal of Inclusion …, 2023 - Springer
A new theoretical approach was recently addressed to predict cyclodextrin host–guest
binding constants with the GFN2-xTB semiempirical quantum method. Within such a …

Assessment of melatonin-cultured collagen/chitosan scaffolds cross-linked by a glyoxal solution as biomaterials for wound healing

B Kaczmarek-Szczepańska, JM Pin, L Zasada… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan (CTS) and collagen (Coll) are natural biomaterials that have been extensively
used in tissue engineering or wound healing applications, either separately or as composite …

A comparison between the molecularly imprinted and non-molecularly imprinted cyclodextrin-based nanosponges for the transdermal delivery of melatonin

G Hoti, R Ferrero, F Caldera, F Trotta, M Corno… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a neurohormone that ameliorates many health conditions when it is
administered as a drug, but its drawbacks are its oral and intravenous fast release. To …

Multi-equilibrium approach to study cyclodextrins host–guest systems with GFN2-xTB quantum method: A case study of phosphorothioates included in β-cyclodextrin

CPA Anconi, LCA Souza - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Computing equilibrium constants for cyclodextrin host–guest systems is challenging and
prohibitive, depending on the quantum method chosen. We propose applying a multi …

Chiral recognition of fenchone and camphor by α-CD through the multi-equilibrium GFN2-xTB quantum approach

CP Andrada Anconi - Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic …, 2024 - Springer
Binding constants for host-guest cyclodextrin systems have been estimated recently through
the small-cost GFN2-xTB semiempirical quantum method in a multi-equilibrium scope. This …