Aromatic C-nitrosation of a bioactive molecule. Nitrosation of minoxidil.
Org Biomol Chem
; 9(22): 7680-4, 2011 Oct 26.
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ABSTRACT
Minoxidil (2,4-diamino-6-(piperidin-1'-yl)pyrimidine N(3)-oxide; CASRN 38304-91-5) is a bioactive molecule with several nitrosatable groups widely used as an antihypertensive and antialopecia agent. Here the nitrosation of minoxidil was investigated. The conclusions drawn are as follows (i) In the pH = 2.3-5.0 range, the minoxidil molecule undergoes aromatic C-nitrosation by nitrite. The dominant reaction was C-5 nitrosation through a mechanism that appears to consist of an electrophilic attack on the nitrosatable substrate by H(2)NO(2)(+)/NO(+), followed by a slow proton transfer; (ii) the reactivity of minoxidil as a C-nitrosatable substrate proved to be 7-fold greater than that of phenol, this being attributed to the preferred para- and ortho-orientations of the two -NH(2) groups at positions 2 and 4 of the minoxidil molecule, which activate electrophilic substitution in the C-5 position through their mesomeric effect. The N-nitrosominoxidil resulting from the nitrosation could be potentially harmful to the minoxidil users.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prótons
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Minoxidil
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Anti-Hipertensivos
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Nitritos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Org Biomol Chem
Assunto da revista:
BIOQUIMICA
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QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha