Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties

The excessive use of biocides has considerable environmental and economic impacts; this is why new technologies have been sought to decrease the concentration levels applied in an effort to reduce the use of these substances. Microencapsulation using cyclodextrins has been widely used in the food an...

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Main Authors: Vânia F. M. Silva, Aurora Silva, Ermelinda M. P. J. Garrido, Fernanda Borges, Alexandra Gaspar, Jorge M. P. J. Garrido
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author Vânia F. M. Silva
Aurora Silva
Ermelinda M. P. J. Garrido
Fernanda Borges
Alexandra Gaspar
Jorge M. P. J. Garrido
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description The excessive use of biocides has considerable environmental and economic impacts; this is why new technologies have been sought to decrease the concentration levels applied in an effort to reduce the use of these substances. Microencapsulation using cyclodextrins has been widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries as a way of reducing the concentrations of the active substance necessary to achieve a biological effect and/or eliminate its irritating or toxicological effects. In this study, the inclusion complexation behavior and binding ability of benzothiazolinone (BIT) with different β-cyclodextrins (β-CD, HP-β-CD, and Me-β-CD) was investigated. The intermolecular interactions were examined through UV and FTIR spectroscopy, DSC, 1D <sup>1</sup>H NMR, and 2D ROESY. The highest stability constant was observed for the BIT/Me-β-CD inclusion complex (299.5 ± 2.9 M<sup>−1</sup>). Antibacterial activity was investigated against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Escherichia coli,</i> and the results revealed that the BIT/Me-β-CD inclusion complex displays a higher antibacterial activity than BIT. The acute toxicity of the biocide and inclusion complex was also examined using the photobacterium <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>. Although BIT exhibited higher toxicity than the inclusion complex, further investigation is needed due to the quorum quenching effect of β-CDs. The data found suggest that BIT microencapsulation can increase its aqueous solubility and can be used as an effective tool to improve its chemical, biological, and ecotoxicological properties.
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spelling doaj-art-910fbe0c84254724920d682eeff6b3ab2025-08-20T01:55:53ZengMDPI AGToxics2305-63042024-09-0112967410.3390/toxics12090674Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity PropertiesVânia F. M. Silva0Aurora Silva1Ermelinda M. P. J. Garrido2Fernanda Borges3Alexandra Gaspar4Jorge M. P. J. Garrido5CIETI, ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, PortugalNutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo, Ourense Campus, 32004 Ourense, SpainCIETI, ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, PortugalCIQUP-IMS, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, PortugalCIQUP-IMS, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, PortugalCIETI, ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, PortugalThe excessive use of biocides has considerable environmental and economic impacts; this is why new technologies have been sought to decrease the concentration levels applied in an effort to reduce the use of these substances. Microencapsulation using cyclodextrins has been widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries as a way of reducing the concentrations of the active substance necessary to achieve a biological effect and/or eliminate its irritating or toxicological effects. In this study, the inclusion complexation behavior and binding ability of benzothiazolinone (BIT) with different β-cyclodextrins (β-CD, HP-β-CD, and Me-β-CD) was investigated. The intermolecular interactions were examined through UV and FTIR spectroscopy, DSC, 1D <sup>1</sup>H NMR, and 2D ROESY. The highest stability constant was observed for the BIT/Me-β-CD inclusion complex (299.5 ± 2.9 M<sup>−1</sup>). Antibacterial activity was investigated against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Escherichia coli,</i> and the results revealed that the BIT/Me-β-CD inclusion complex displays a higher antibacterial activity than BIT. The acute toxicity of the biocide and inclusion complex was also examined using the photobacterium <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>. Although BIT exhibited higher toxicity than the inclusion complex, further investigation is needed due to the quorum quenching effect of β-CDs. The data found suggest that BIT microencapsulation can increase its aqueous solubility and can be used as an effective tool to improve its chemical, biological, and ecotoxicological properties.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/9/674biocidal active substancesisothiazolinonehost–guest complexencapsulation efficiencybiological activity
spellingShingle Vânia F. M. Silva
Aurora Silva
Ermelinda M. P. J. Garrido
Fernanda Borges
Alexandra Gaspar
Jorge M. P. J. Garrido
Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties
Toxics
biocidal active substances
isothiazolinone
host–guest complex
encapsulation efficiency
biological activity
title Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties
title_full Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties
title_fullStr Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties
title_full_unstemmed Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties
title_short Microencapsulation of the Biocide Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) by Inclusion in Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Screening of Its Antibacterial and Ecotoxicity Properties
title_sort microencapsulation of the biocide benzisothiazolinone bit by inclusion in methyl β cyclodextrin and screening of its antibacterial and ecotoxicity properties
topic biocidal active substances
isothiazolinone
host–guest complex
encapsulation efficiency
biological activity
url https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/9/674
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