Theoretical Study of the Adsorption Process of Antimalarial Drugs into Acrylamide-Base Hydrogel Model Using DFT Methods: The First Approach to the Rational Design of a Controlled Drug Delivery System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Computational Methods
3. Results
3.1. Geometrical Structures and Binding Energy
3.2. Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) Analysis
3.3. Water Environment Behavior
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Complex | Bond Length Å | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAA-CQ | 53O-20H | 53O-29H | 53O-14H | 53O-2C | 49N-14H | 49N-50H |
2.450 | 3.181 | 3.364 | 1.230 | 3.542 | 1.89 | |
DAA-PQ | 5O-59H | 5O-31H | 5O=4C | 58O-59H | 19N-20H | 55N-20H |
2.877 | 2.853 | 2.233 | 0.977 | 1.025 | 2.104 | |
DAA-AQ | 5O-50H | 5O-48H | 49O-50H | 49O-2H | 1N-2H | 1N-50H |
2.738 | 2.996 | 0.990 | 2.292 | 1.014 | 2.679 | |
TAA-CQ | 76O-13H | 76O-75C | 17N-78H | 77N-78H | 77N-13H | 77N-75C |
2.339 | 2.233 | 2.004 | 1.027 | 3.149 | 1.356 | |
TAA-PQ | 65O-37H | 65O-9H | 650-64C | 36O-62H | 36O-37H | 36O-6C |
2.738 | 2.752 | 1.242 | 2.682 | 0.989 | 1.354 | |
TAA-AQ | 75O-29H | 75O-27H | 28O-29H | 28O-77H | 76N-29H | 76N-77H |
2.692 | 3.177 | 0.994 | 2.297 | 2.687 | 1.021 |
Complex | 10−5 EF (kcal/mol) | 10−5 EH (kJ/mol) | 10−5 EC (kJ/mol) | ΔEb (kJ/mol) |
---|---|---|---|---|
DAA-CQ | −5.21 | −3.11 | −11.43 | −03.15 |
DAA-PQ | −4.92 | −3.11 | −8.030 | −06.51 |
DAA-AQ | −9.25 | −3.11 | −1.230 | −09.78 |
TAA-CQ | −8.31 | −4.66 | −12.98 | −05.96 |
TAA-PQ | −4.92 | −4.66 | −22.78 | −13.20 |
TAA-AQ | −9.25 | −4.66 | −13.91 | −11.51 |
Descriptors | DAA-CQ | TAA-CQ | DAA-PQ | TAA-PQ | DAA-AQ | TAA-AQ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOMO (kJ/mol) | −125.330 | −135.991 | −120.711 | −116.332 | −124.690 | −129.202 |
LUMO (kJ/mol) | −40.420 | −36.712 | −29.243 | −26.882 | −33.200 | −35.202 |
-(HOMO-LUMO) (kJ/mol) | 84.901 | 99.281 | 91.472 | 89.453 | 91.491 | 94.002 |
Global Hardness(n) (kJ/mol) | 42.451 | 49.645 | 45.731 | 44.721 | 45.750 | 47.001 |
Electronic potential (µ) | −82.881 | −86.353 | −74.971 | −71.612 | −78.941 | −82.201 |
ΔN (Hydrogel-Drugs) (kJ/mol) | −0.0403 | −0.036 | −0.111 | −0.099 | −0.040 | −0.032 |
Complex | Donor (i) | Acceptor (j) | E2ij (kJ/mol) |
---|---|---|---|
TAA-CQ | LP(1) 76N | BD* 77N-H78 | 14.39 |
LP(1) Cl | BD* 11C-H13 | 4.140 | |
LP(2) Cl | BD* 11C-H13 | 8.870 | |
TAA-PQ | LP(1) 65O | BD* 36O-H37 | 29.12 |
LP(2) 65O | BD* 36O-H37 | 80.50 | |
LP(2) 36O | BD* 61C-H62 | 2.170 | |
TAA-AQ | LP(1) 65O | BD* 36O-H37 | 29.46 |
LP(2) 65O | BD* 36O-H37 | 97.74 | |
LP(2) 36O | BD* 61C-H62 | 2.180 |
Descriptor | TAA-AQ | TAA-CQ | TAA-PQ |
---|---|---|---|
LogP | −7.550 | −10.00 | −13.48 |
Gibbs free energy in water (kJ/mol) | −146.54 | −135.75 | −125.23 |
Dipole momentum, µ, (Debye) | 6.9400 | 6.5190 | 7.4930 |
Stabilization energy (EH2O-Egas) kJ/mol | −24.96 | −31.32 | −22.27 |
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Cortes, E.; Márquez, E.; Mora, J.R.; Puello, E.; Rangel, N.; De Moya, A.; Trilleras, J. Theoretical Study of the Adsorption Process of Antimalarial Drugs into Acrylamide-Base Hydrogel Model Using DFT Methods: The First Approach to the Rational Design of a Controlled Drug Delivery System. Processes 2019, 7, 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7070396
Cortes E, Márquez E, Mora JR, Puello E, Rangel N, De Moya A, Trilleras J. Theoretical Study of the Adsorption Process of Antimalarial Drugs into Acrylamide-Base Hydrogel Model Using DFT Methods: The First Approach to the Rational Design of a Controlled Drug Delivery System. Processes. 2019; 7(7):396. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7070396
Chicago/Turabian StyleCortes, Eliceo, Edgar Márquez, José R. Mora, Esneyder Puello, Norma Rangel, Aldemar De Moya, and Jorge Trilleras. 2019. "Theoretical Study of the Adsorption Process of Antimalarial Drugs into Acrylamide-Base Hydrogel Model Using DFT Methods: The First Approach to the Rational Design of a Controlled Drug Delivery System" Processes 7, no. 7: 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7070396