Mefenamic acid [2-(2, 3-dimethylphenyl) amino benzoic acid] is an active pharmaceutical compound that exist in different polymorphic form and shape. In this work the effect of solvents on polymorphism and shape of mefenamic acid crystals were examined. The solvents used were ethanol, isopropanol, ethyl acetate, dimethyl acetamide, dimethyl formamide, and acetone. Natural cooling was employed during the crystallisation process. The crystals produced were dried and analysed using optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermal gravimetric analysis, x-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The analysis confirmed that the crystals obtained using ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, and acetone are pure Form I with a needle-like flat shape. Meanwhile, the crystallisation using DMF produced polymorphic Form II in cubic shape.
Subcritical water extraction and molecular dynamics simulation were performed to investigate mangiferin and antioxidant extraction from Mahkota Dewa fruits at different operating temperatures. The mangiferin yield and antioxidant activity were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography and 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assay method, respectively. The diffusivity and intermolecular interactions were determined by mean squared displacement (MSD) and radial distribution function (RDF) analysis, respectively. The temperature exerts a momentous effect on mangiferin yield and antioxidant activity of the extract. The MSD result showed an increment in diffusivity coefficient of mangiferin with temperature. The RDF analysis revealed hydrogen bonding formations between mangiferin and water through O H2O..H MR4(OH1) interaction that plays a role in the extraction process.
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