Bivalent sequential binding of docetaxel to methyl-β-cyclodextrin.

New docetaxel (Dtx) and cyclodextrin (CD) inclusion complexes having improved apparent water solubility (up to 9.98mgmL(-1)) were obtained from phase solubility diagrams. γ-CD and SBE-β-CD offered only poor solubility enhancements while considerable increases in apparent solubility were obtained with Me-β-CD (20%, w/w) and HP-β-CD (40%, w/w) (9.