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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE-THEOCHEM
Volume 769, Issue 1-3, Pages 135-141Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2005.10.061
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NSAIDs; reactive sites; DFT; AIM theory
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The mode of action of the non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is attributed primarily to the inhibition of prostaglandin (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-alpha-methyl-2-naphthalene acetic acid] and tolmetin [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 Bader's 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 O-16-H-31 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 NSAIDs would be the preferential sites for the electrophilic attack, among them those corresponding to the carboxylic groups. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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