Conformational analysis and spectroscopic properties of antichagasic nifurtimox.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
; 316: 124346, 2024 Aug 05.
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ABSTRACT
Considering the health relevance of Chagas' disease, recent research efforts have focused on developing more efficient drug delivery systems containing nifurtimox (NFX). This paper comprehensively investigates NFX through conformational analysis and spectroscopic characterization. Using a conformer-rotamer ensemble sampling tool (CREST-xtb), five distinct conformers of NFX were sampled within a 3.0 kcal mol-1 relative energy window. Subsequently, such structures were used as inputs for geometry optimization by density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP-def2-TZVP level of theory. Notably, harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated to establish an in-depth comparison with experimental results and existing literature for the NFX or similar molecules and functional groups, thereby achieving a widely reasoned assignment of the mid-infrared band absorptions for the first time. Moreover, UV-VIS spectra of NFX were obtained in several solvents, enabling the determination of the molar absorptivity coefficient for the two electronic transitions observed for NFX. Among the aprotic solvents, a bathochromic effect was observed in the function of the dielectric constants. Furthermore, a hypochromic effect was observed when the drug was dissolved in protic solvents. These findings offer crucial support for new drug delivery systems containing NFX while demonstrating the potential of spectrophotometric studies in establishing quality control assays for NFX drug products.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Maladie de Chagas
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Conformation moléculaire
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Nifurtimox
Langue:
En
Journal:
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
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Spectrochim. acta, Part A, Mol. biomol. spectrosc. (Print)
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Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy (Print)
Sujet du journal:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article
Pays de publication:
Royaume-Uni