Self association

The original hypothesis posed by Stephen et al. (1984) to account for lack ofiontophoretic delivery of regular insulin in humans was that regular insulin formed polymers—mainly hexamers—at aqueous concentrations above about 100//g/ml. His solution to this problem was to use sulfated insulin, which is monomeric at concentration up to about lOOmg/ml. His lack of consistent success with sulfated insulin suggests that average molecular size is not the only reason for lack of delivery. 

For regular insulin, such as beef, pork, or human insulin, the prospects for iontophoretic delivery seem quite poor. In spite of the attractiveness of the concept, there is not a single publication reporting success. Indeed, Stephen eta/. (1984) reported failure. 

and Chien, Y. W., 1993, Characterization of in vitro transdennal iontophoretic deUvety of insulin, Drag Z)ev. Ind. Pharm. 19 2069-2087. 

Burris, J. F., Papademetriou, V., WaUin, J. D., Cook, M. E., and Weidler, D. J., 1991, Therapeutic adherence in the elderly Transdermal clonidine compared to oral verapamil for hypertension, ylw. J. Med. 91 225-285. 

Siddiqui, O., Shi, W. M., Lelawongs, P., and Liu, J. C., 1989, Direct current iontophoretic transdermal delivery of peptide and protein drugs, J. Pharm. Sci. 78 376-383. 

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JcH coupling varies with eventual self-associations of the H-bonded type produced by solvent and, to a lesser extent, by tenjperature variations. 

The thermodynamic study of thiazole and of some of its binary mixtures with various solvents has led to the determination of important practical data, but also to the discovery of association phenomena between thiazole and some solvents and of thiazole self-association. 

Observed deviations from ideality are attributable to thiazole selfassociation. Such self-association is influenced by steric crowding as indicated by the behavior of methylthiazoles. The constants of selfassociation have been estimated for benzene solutions of thiazole (Kassoc = 3.2 at 5.5°C) and 5-methylthiazole at 6.5°C). 

The conclusion of all these thermodynamic studies is the existence of thiazole-solvent and thiazole-thiazole associations. The most probable mode of association is of the n-rr type from the lone pair of the nitrogen of one molecule to the various other atoms of the other. These associations are confirmed by the results of viscosimetnc studies on thiazole and binary mixtures of thiazole and CCU or QHij. In the case of CCU, there is association of two thiazole molecules with one solvent molecule, whereas cyclohexane seems to destroy some thiazole self-associations (aggregates) existing in the pure liquid (312-314). The same conclusions are drawn from the study of the self-diffusion of thiazole (labeled with C) in thiazole-cyclohexane solutions (114). 

A (macro)emulsion is formed when two immiscible Hquids, usually water and a hydrophobic organic solvent, an oil, are mechanically agitated (5) so that one Hquid forms droplets in the other one. A microemulsion, on the other hand, forms spontaneously because of the self-association of added amphiphilic molecules. During the emulsification agitation both Hquids form droplets, and with no stabilization, two emulsion layers are formed, one with oil droplets in water (o /w) and one of water in oil (w/o). However, if not stabilized the droplets separate into two phases when the agitation ceases. If an emulsifier (a stabilizing compound) is added to the two immiscible Hquids, one of them becomes continuous and the other one remains in droplet form. 

A study of the effect of substitution patterns in oxadiazoles and isoxazoles and their effect on the UV spectra in the lO -lO M concentration range was performed. Hypso-chromic effects and deviations from Beer s law were observed and were believed to be associated with antiparallel, sandwich-type self-association via dipole-dipole interactions. Beer s law is followed when the molecular dipole moments are small or when self-association is sterically hindered. 

The anion-exchanger concentration is shown not to influence strongly the exchange constants. It indicates that there is no either the extractant or compound formed in the organic phase self-association. 

It has been shown that the polarizability of a substance containing no dipoles will indicate the strength o/any dispersive interactions that might take place with another molecule. In comparison, due to self-association or internal compensation that can take place with polar materials, the dipole moment determined from bulk dielectric constant measurements will often not give a true indication of the strength of any polar interaction that might take place with another molecule. An impression of a dipole-dipole interaction is depicted in Figure 11. 

Insulin is composed of two peptide chains covalently linked by disulfide bonds (Figures 5.17 and 6.35). This monomer of insulin is the active form that binds to receptors in target cells. However, in solution, insulin spontaneously forms dimers, which themselves aggregate to form hexamers. The surface of the insulin molecule that self-associates to form hexamers is also the surface that binds to insulin receptors in target cells. Thus, hexamers of insulin are inactive. 

ITowever, membrane proteins can also be distributed in nonrandom ways across the surface of a membrane. This can occur for several reasons. Some proteins must interact intimately with certain other proteins, forming multisubunit complexes that perform specific functions in the membrane. A few integral membrane proteins are known to self-associate in the membrane, forming large multimeric clusters. Bacteriorhodopsin, a light-driven proton pump protein, forms such clusters, known as purple patches, in the membranes of Halobacterium halobium (Eigure 9.9). The bacteriorhodopsin protein in these purple patches forms highly ordered, two-dimensional crystals. 

The theory of hydrophobic interaction [70-72] indicates that hydrophobic residues tend to associate with one another so as to minimize the surface area exposed to the aqueous phase and thereby to release a maximum number of structured water molecules. Therefore, the steric fit between the hydrophobic groups may be an important factor for the hydrophobic association. It is reasonable to consider that aromatic hydrophobic groups may undergo tighter hydrophobic self-association because planar aromatic rings would sterically fit with each other to favor the release of structured water. 

Bulmer, J.T., et. al. "Factor Analysis as a Complement to Band Resolution Techniques. I. The Method and its Application to Self-Association of Acetic Acid",./. Phys. Chem. 1973, (77) 256-262. 

Alzheimer s Disease. Figure 1 A(3 monomers can self-associate to form dimers, trimers and higher oligomers. Globular structures of synthetic A(342 are known as A(3-derived diffusible ligands (ADDLs) (3-12-mers of A(3). These structures are similar to the smallest protofibrils and represent the earliest macromolecular assembly of synthetic A(3. The characteristic amyloid fiber exhibits a high beta-sheet content and is derived in vitro by a nucleation-dependent self-association and an associated conformational transition from random to beta-sheet conformation of the A(3 molecule. Intermediate protofibrils in turn self-associate to form mature fibers. 

Obviously, this shift implies the self-association of DMSO. Further frequency shifts to even lower wave numbers (1050-1000 cm " ) are observed in both aprotic polar and protic solvents. In aprotic solvents such as acetonitrile and nitromethane, the association probably takes place between the S—O bond of DMSO and the —C=N or the —NOz group in the molecules by dipole-dipole interaction as shown in Scheme 331,32. Moreover, the stretching frequency for the S—O bond shifts to 1051 cm 1 in CHC13 and to 1010-1000 cm -1 in the presence of phenol in benzene or in aqueous solution33. These large frequency shifts are explained by the formation of hydrogen bonds between the oxygen atom in the S—O bond and the proton in the solvents. Thus, it has been... 

Dihydrodithiin sulphoxides, synthesis of 243 Dihydrothiophene dioxides, reactions of 653 /(,/( -Dihydroxyketones 619 Dimerization, photochemical 877, 884 Dimethyl sulphoxide anion of - see Dimsyl anion hydrogen bonding with alcohols and phenols 546-552 oxidation of 981, 988 photolysis of 873, 874, 988 radiolysis of 890-909, 1054, 1055 self-association of 544-546 Dimsyl anion... 

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