Salicylate-Based Ionic Liquids as Innovative Ingredients in Dermal Formulations

The identification and characterization of novel compounds with improved functionality and safety is of great importance. Ionic liquids are potential candidates for use in dermal formulation as multifunctional components with a large variability potential. The behavior of Ionic Liquids (ILs) in aque...

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Published in:Journal of pharmaceutical sciences 2022-05, Vol.111 (5), p.1414-1420
Main Authors: Dobler, Dorota, Schmidts, Thomas, Merzhäuser, Michael, Schlupp, Peggy, Runkel, Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anions
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
Antimicrobial activity
Benzalkonium Compounds
Cations
Cytotoxicity
Imidazoles
Ionic Liquids
N-hexyl nicotinamide
Niacinamide
Pharmaceutical Vehicles
Salicylate
Salicylic Acid - pharmacology
Surface activity
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Summary:The identification and characterization of novel compounds with improved functionality and safety is of great importance. Ionic liquids are potential candidates for use in dermal formulation as multifunctional components with a large variability potential. The behavior of Ionic Liquids (ILs) in aqueous solutions has an impact on their functionality in the formulation as well as on their biological activity. Therefore, the solutions of selected ILs containing salicylate anions were investigated in the present work. The alkyl chain length of the cation determined most of the studied parameters. Thus, the surface activity, the antimicrobial activity, and cytotoxicity were directly proportional to the chain length. The salicylate anion did not affect the surface activity significantly, but had an important influence on the biological activity, especially for ILs with short chain lengths. It was found that the antimicrobial activity of benzalkonium-based ILs was mainly dependent on the cation, and the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were three order of magnitude lower than those of salicylic acid. Nevertheless, the slightly lower MIC values of benzalkonium salicylate, compared to benzalkonium chloride, might indicate a synergistic effect resulting from different modes of action of the two ions. N-hexyl nicotinamide salicylate also showed a higher antimicrobial activity than salicylic acid and, at the same time, a very good skin tolerance at concentrations up to 5% w/w. Based on our investigations N-hexyl nicotinamide salicylate was identified as potential emulsifiers / co-emulsifiers with antimicrobial properties for dermal formulations.
ISSN:0022-3549
1520-6017
DOI:10.1016/j.xphs.2021.09.028