Precipitation Inhibition by Small-Molecule Analogues To Sustain Drug Supersaturation
H NMR revealed concentration-dependent aromatic shielding consistent with ciprofloxacin···analogue heteroassociation, with danofloxacin producing the most substantial and most symmetric perturbations. These data sets support a kinetic mechanism in which isostructural analogues disrupt ciprofloxacin self-association, delay the formation of prenucleation aggregates, and prolong supersaturation. The findings establish small-molecule structural mimicry as a viable pathway for stabilizing supersaturation and guiding mechanism-based coformulation design.
Authors
- Parag Roy
- Oisín N. Kavanagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7369-4611)
Institutions
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Pharmaceutics
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6c00245
- Primary Topic
- Crystallography and molecular interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council