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The study of galactomannans with different molecular weights and their ability to form microparticles suitable for pulmonary delivery
Publication . Galrinho, Miguel F.; Silva, Lisete M.; Lopes, Guido R.; Ferreira, Bernardo A.C.; Valente, Sara A.; Ferreira, Isabel; Pinheiro, Benedita A.; Palma, Angelina S.; Evtuguin, Dmitry V.; Lopes da Silva, José A.; Almeida, Margarida; Ferreira, Paula; Cruz, Maria T.; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Passos, Cláudia P.; UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit; DQ - Departamento de Química; Elsevier
The influence of locust bean gum (LBG) galactomannans (GMs) molecular weight (Mw) to assemble microparticulate systems was evaluated, and carriers for deep lung delivery were developed. A commercial batch of LBG with a mannose/galactose (M/G) ratio of 2.4 (batch 1) was used to study the influence of different microwave partial acid hydrolysis conditions on carbohydrate composition, glycosidic linkages, and aqueous solutions viscosity. The microwave treatment did not affect the composition, presenting 4-Man (36–42 %), 4,6-Man (27–35 %), and T-Gal (24–25 %) as the main glycosidic linkages. Depolymerization led to a viscosity reduction (≤0.005 Pa·s) with no major impact on polysaccharide debranching. The structural composition of the LBG galactomannans were further elucidated with sequence-specific proteins using carbohydrate microarray technologies. A second batch of LBG (M/G 3.3) was used to study the impact of GMs with different Mw on microparticle assembling, characteristics, and insulin release kinetics. The low-Mw GMs microparticles led to a faster release (20 min) than the higher-Mw (40 min) ones, impacting the release kinetics. All microparticles exhibited a safety profile to cells of the respiratory tract. However, only the higher-Mw GMs allowed the assembly of microparticles with sizes suitable for this type of administration.
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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CEEC IND 2017
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CEECIND/00813/2017/CP1459/CT0053