CEQUINOR   05415
CENTRO DE QUIMICA INORGANICA "DR. PEDRO J. AYMONINO"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Theoretical study on the structure and reactive sites of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Ibuprofen, Naproxen and Tolmetin acids
Autor/es:
NORA OKULIK; ALICIA JUBERT
Revista:
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE THEOCHEM
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2006 vol. 769 p. 135 - 141
ISSN:
0166-1280
Resumen:
The mode of action of the non-steroid anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) is attributed primarily to the inhibition of PG synthesis, and
more specifically, to the inhibition of the COX enzyme system. In an effort to gain a deeper insight
on the properties of NSAIDs as
Ibuprofen [2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propionic acid], Naproxen [6-methoxy-a-methyl-2-naphthalene
acetic acid] and Tolmetin acids
[1-methyl-5-(4-methylbenzoyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-acetic acid], that will provide
knowledge of their action, we have performed theoretical studies in the frame
of the AIM Baders theory (atoms in molecules). Through the analysis of the topological properties of the three
molecules it was shown that the C-C, C-N, N-H and C-H ring bonds as well as the
C=O and O-H bonds of the carboxylic groups are strong shared interactions. A
hydrogen bond is localized in the Tolmetin acid between O16-H31 as was
anticipated in the analysis of its MEP. The analysis of the sites of major
concentration electronic charge performed through the Electrostatic Potential
Maps and the calculation of the Non Bonding Critical Points shown that the
Oxygen atoms of the NAIDs would be the preferential sites for the electrophilic
attack, among them those corresponding to the carboxylic groups.