• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.223-227
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• 2000

A novel two-step acetone treatment method was developed to enhance the enantioselectivity of Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) toward the hydrolysis of racemic naproxen methyl ester. The acetone-teated CRL was considerably more enantioselective than the crude CRL, yielding an enantiomeric excess of 98~100%. The crude and acetone-treated CRLs were subjected to anion exchange chromatography, and their chromatography profiles were compared. In consequence, both chromatography profiles were found to be almost identical, resulting in two separate lipase peaks (lipase A and B). The lipase B, which is known to be less enantioselective, was treated with acetone using a two-step treatment method. The enantioselectivity of acetone-treated lipase B was dramatically increased, yielding an enantiomeric excess of 99%.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.128-138
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• 1986

Three newly synthesized alkanol esters of d-2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl) propionic acid, NAPROXEN were examined for physicochemical properties and biopharmaceutical characteristics. These esters were very stable in solid state, but more than 90% of these esters were hydrolysed to the parent, naproxen in rabbit's liver hornogenates. They showed higher dissolution rate in the artificial gastric and intestinal juice, and significantly greater partition coefficient in n-octanol, when compared with naproxen. The absorption rate constants of these esters were increased, while the elimination rate constants were decreased, comparing with naproxen. The ulcerogenic doses on gastric and intestinal mucosa were increased remarkably, and the antiinflammatory dose against carrageenininduced edema on rat hind paw was decreased markedly in these esters, and thus the safety indexes of these esters were higher than that of naproxen.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.58 no.2
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• pp.179-185
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• 2014

Commercial (S)-naproxen was racemized under strong basic condition. After checking the peak position of (R)- and (S)-naproxen by analysis the recemized naproxen, optical purity of 19 commercialized naproxens sold in 2013 in Korea were examined by chiral HPLC. The Chiralcel OD-H column, ChiralHyun-LE(S)-1 column and LUX-Cellulose-1 column were used as chiral stationary phases and the mixed eluent of hexane:isopropanol:acetic acid as 100:1:0.1 was used as a mobile phase with a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. Each data was obtained from an average value of at least three different experiments for each sample and the relative standard deviation of them appeared very small. The average optical purity values obtained from three different chiral columns were very similar and the total average optical purity value (99.32%) of nineteen commercialized naproxens used in this study were larger than those of three years ago (98.17%).

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2005

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been widely applied in various field, since it is nondestructive and no sample preparation is required. In this paper, NIR spectroscopy was used for the determination of naproxen in a commercial pharmaceutical preparation. NIR spectroscopy was used to determine the content of naproxen in intact naproxen tablets containing 250 mg ($65.8\%$ nominal concentration) by collecting NIR spectra in the range of $1100{\sim}1750nm$. The laboratory-made samples had $46.1{\sim}85.5\%$ nominal naproxen concentration. The measurements were made by reflection using a fiber-optic probe and calibration was carried out by partial least square regression (PLSR). Model validation was performed by randomly splitting the data set into calibration and validation data set (63 samples as a calibration data set and 42 samples as a validation data set). The developed NIR calibration gave results comparable to the known values of tablets in a laboratorial manufacturing process with standard error of calibration (SEC) and standard error of prediction (SEP) of $1.06\%\;and\;1.04\%$, respectively. The NIR method showed good accuracy and repeatability. NIR spectroscopic determination in intact tablets allowed the potential use of real time monitoring for a running production process.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.19 no.12
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• pp.1596-1602
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• 2009

A lipase-catalyzed esterification reaction of (S)-naproxen ethyl ester by CALB (Candida antarctica lipase B) enzyme was performed in supercritical carbon dioxide. Experiments were performed in a high-pressure cell for 10 h at a stirring rate of 150 rpm over a temperature range of 313.15 to 333.15 K and a pressure range of 50 to 175 bar. The productivity of (S)-naproxen ethyl ester was compared with the result in ambient condition. The total reaction time and conversion yields of the catalyzed reaction in supercritical carbon dioxide were compared with those at ambient temperature and pressure. The experimental results show that the conversion and reaction rate were significantly improved at critical condition. The maximum conversion yield was 9.9% (216 h) at ambient condition and 68.9% (3 h) in supercritical state. The effects of varying amounts of enzyme and water were also examined and the optimum condition was found (7 g of enzyme and 2% water content).

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.343-348
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to prepare the controlled release adhesive patch containing naproxen. Pressuresensitive adhesive (PSA)-type patch was fabricated by casting of polyisobutylene (PIE.) and mineral oil in toluene. Membrane-controlled release (MCR)-type patch was prepared by the attachment of the controlled release membrane on the PSAtype patch. The membrane was mainly composed of Eudragit, polyethylene glycol(PEG) and glycerin. The drug release profile and skin permeation test with various patches were evaluated in vitro. The release of naproxen from PIE-based PSAtype patch with various loading doses fitted Higuchi's diffusion equation. However, the permeation of naproxen through hairless mouse skin from PSA-type patch followed zero-order kinetics. In MCR-type patch, thickness of controlled release membrane affected on the drug release rate highly. In the composition of membrane, the release rate was decreased as the ratio of Eudragit increased. The drug release from the MCR-type patch followed zero order kinetics. The permeation of naproxen through hairless mouse skin from MCR-type patch showed lag time for the intial release period and didn't fit the zero-order kinetics

• KSBB Journal
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.257-262
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• 2008

In this study, the reaction conditions for lipase-catalyzed resolution of racemic naproxen 2,2,2-trilfluoroethyl thioester were optimized, and the effect of surfactants was investigated. Among the organic solvents tested, the isooctane showed the highest conversion (92.19%) in a hydrolytic reaction of (S)-naproxen 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl thioester. In addition, the isooctane induced the highest initial reaction rate of (S)-naproxen 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl thioester ($V_s=2.34{\times}10^{-2}mM/h$), the highest enantioselectivity (E = 36.12) and the highest specific activity ($V_s/(E_t)=7.80{\times}10^{-4}mmol/h{\cdot}g$) of lipase. Furthermore, reaction conditions such as temperature, concentration of the substrate and enzyme, and agitation speed were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM), and the statistical analysis indicated that the optimal conditions were $48.2^{\circ}C$, 3.51 mM, 30.11 mg/mL and 180 rpm, respectively. When the optimal reaction conditions were used, the conversion of (S)-naproxen 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl thioester was 96.5%, which is similar to the conversion (94.6%) that was predicted by the model. After optimization of reaction conditions, the initial reaction rate, lipase specific activity and conversion of (S)-naproxen 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl thioester increased by approximately 19.54%, 19.12% and 4.05%, respectively. The effect of surfactants such as Triton X-100 and NP-10 was also studied and NP-10 showed the highest conversion (89.43%), final reaction rate of (S)-naproxen 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl thioester ($V_s=1.175{\times}10^{-2}mM/h$) and enantioselectivity (E = 59.24) of lipase.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.18 no.10
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• pp.1085-1089
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• 1997

A new HPLC chiral stationary phase (CSP 3) has been prepared by connecting N-phenyl N-propyl amide of (S)-naproxen to silica gel through the 6-methoxy-2-naphthyl group of (S)-naproxen. The new CSP has been applied in resolving a homologous series of N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-α-amino acid esters and a homologous series of N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-α-(4-alkylphenyl)alkylamines. The separation factors, α, for resolving a homologous series of N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-α-amino esters and a homologous series of N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-α-(4-alkylphenyl)alkylamines on the new CSP have been found to remain almost constant throughout the wide range of the length of the alkyl substituent of the analytes while those on the previously reported CSPs (CSP 1 and 2) which were prepared by connecting N-phenyl N-propyl amide of (S)-naproxen to silica gel through the N-propyl group increase or decrease continuously. These results are concluded to support the chiral recognition models which utilize the intercalation of the alkyl substituent of the racemic analytes between the adjacent strands of CSP 1 or 2 to rationalize the increasing or decreasing trends of separation factors.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.977-980
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• 1995

A new chiral stationary phase (CSP 2) derived from cyclohexylamide of (S)-naproxen has been prepared. CSP 2 has shown greater enantioselectivities for the two enantiomers of N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-a-amino esters and amides than the CSP derived from 3,5-dimethylanilide of (S)-naproxen (CSP 1) as expected from the reciprocity conception of chiral recognition. However, CSP 2 has been found to be worse than CSP 1 in resolving N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-a-arylalkylamines, supporting the previously proposed chiral recognition mechanism which utilizes the 3,5-dimethylphenyl group of CSP 1 as an alternative π-basic interaction site. In addition, CSP 2 has been found to be reasonably good in resolving the two enantiomers of a variety of other π-acidic racemates.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.344-348
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• 1995

As an effort to elucidate the chiral recognition mechanisms exerted by the (S)-naproxen-derived CSP bearing both π-acidic and π-basic sites, a homologues series of π-basic N-acyl-α-(1-naphthyl)alkylamines and π-acidic N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-α-amino esters were prepared and resolved. Based on the chromatographic resolution trends of the homologues series of analytes on the (S)-naproxen-derived chiral stationary phase, we proposed chiral recognition mechanisms which demonstrate that the intercalation of the substituent in the analyte molecule between the strands of bonded phase does significantly influence the enantioselectivity for resolving N-acyl-α-(1-naphthyl)alkylamines but the intercalation process is not involved in resolving N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-α-amino esters.