Binding of sodium salicylate by beta-cyclodextrin or 2,6-di-O-methyl-beta-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution.

Speed of sound and conductivity experiments have been done at 298.15 K to study the encapsulation process of sodium salicylate (NaSA) by beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) and 2,6-di-O-methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (DIMEB) in aqueous solutions. Since the concentration of the salicyclic form (HSA), coming from the hydrolysis of SA-, is negligible at biological pH, the binding process studied in this work is that of the SA- species. The stoichiometries of the complexes DIMEB: SA- and beta-CD:SA- have been found to be 1:1, as usually determined for most CD:drug complexes. Their association constants and their ionic molar conductivities at infinite dilution have been obtained by fitting the experimental conductivity data with a nonlinear regression method (NLR). For that purpose, a model based on that of Gelb and co-workers has been used. From the values of K beta-CD:SA- = (105 +/- 15)M-1 and KDIMEB:SA- = (140 +/- 20)M-1 obtained, the bioavailability of the salicylate drug in the complexed form has been discussed.