@article{3051685, title = "Molecular, crystal and solution structure of a beta-cyclodextrin complex with the bromide salt of 2-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)tricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]decan-2-ol, a potent antimicrobial drug", author = "Perrakis, A and Antoniadou-Vyza, E and Tsitsa, P and Lamzin, VS and and Wilson, KS and Hamodrakas, SJ", journal = "Carbohydrate Research", year = "1999", volume = "317", number = "1-4", pages = "19-28", publisher = "Elsevier Sci Ltd, Exeter, United Kingdom", issn = "0008-6215", doi = "10.1016/S0008-6215(99)00021-X", keywords = "beta-cyclodextrin; antimicrobial drug; X-ray crystallography; NMR; ab initio structure solution; synchrotron radiation", abstract = "The pharmacological properties of a cyclomaltoheptaose (beta-cyclodextrin) series of adamantane-group-bearing compounds that exhibit potent antibacterial activity have been studied, both isolated and in complex with beta-cyclodextrins (beta CDs). In this work, the structure of the bromide salt of 2-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-tricyclo[3.3.1.1(3.7)]decan-2-ol (ADM-10) complexed with beta CD and ten water molecules was studied in the solid state by X-ray crystallography and in solution by NMR spectroscopy. X-ray crystallographic studies of the complex were performed both at room and cryogenic temperatures. The long aliphatic chain of ADM-10 adopts a single conformation at low temperature in contrast to what is observed at room temperature, where two side chain conformations are seen. Both NMR and X-ray crystallography studies indicate that the adamantane moiety of ADM-10 is buried in the beta CB cavity. Chemical shifts in NMR experiments can be explained on the basis of the crystal structure of the complex. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved." }