scholarly journals Do Casiopeinas® Prevent Cancer Disease by Acting as Antiradicals? A Chemical Reactivity Study Applying Density Functional Theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayra Avelar ◽  
Ana Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Free Radicals ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Cancer Disease ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Reactivity Study

The main goal of this investigation is to study the possible mechanisms of Casiopeinas® as anticancer agents. Electrodonating (χ-) and electroaccepting (χ+) electronegativity were calculated applying Density Functional Theory. Two different anticancer mechanisms of Casiopeínas® are proposed. There might be antiradical molecules preventing the formation of cancer cells or these molecules could reduce the amount of GSH and as a result over-produce free radicals, increasing the oxidative stress which in turn kills the cancer cells.

scholarly journals Density Functional Theory and Molecular Docking Investigations of the Chemical and Antibacterial Activities for 1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3631
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Deghady ◽  
Rageh K. Hussein ◽  
Abdulrahman G. Alhamzani ◽  
Abeer Mera
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Carbonyl Group ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Functional Theory

The present investigation informs a descriptive study of 1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl) -3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one compound, by using density functional theory at B3LYP method with 6-311G** basis set. The oxygen atoms and π-system revealed a high chemical reactivity for the title compound as electron donor spots and active sites for an electrophilic attack. Quantum chemical parameters such as hardness (η), softness (S), electronegativity (χ), and electrophilicity (ω) were yielded as descriptors for the molecule’s chemical behavior. The optimized molecular structure was obtained, and the experimental data were matched with geometrical analysis values describing the molecule’s stable structure. The computed FT-IR and Raman vibrational frequencies were in good agreement with those observed experimentally. In a molecular docking study, the inhibitory potential of the studied molecule was evaluated against the penicillin-binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The carbonyl group in the molecule was shown to play a significant role in antibacterial activity, four bonds were formed by the carbonyl group with the key protein of the bacteria (three favorable hydrogen bonds plus one van der Waals bond) out of six interactions. The strong antibacterial activity was also indicated by the calculated high binding energy (−7.40 kcal/mol).

SOLVENT EFFECTS ON THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF PYRENE AND SOME OF ITS DERIVATIVES BASED ON DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-251
Author(s):  
A. S. Gidado ◽  
L. S. Taura ◽  
A. Musa
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Lumo Energy ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Organic Optoelectronic ◽  
Homo Lumo

Pyrene (C16H10) is an organic semiconductor which has wide applications in the field of organic electronics suitable for the development of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and organic photovoltaic cells (OPV). In this work, Density Functional Theory (DFT) using Becke’s three and Lee Yang Parr (B3LYP) functional with basis set 6-311++G(d, p) implemented in Gaussian 03 package was  used to compute total energy, bond parameters, HOMO-LUMO energy gap, electron affinity, ionization potential, chemical reactivity descriptors, dipole moment, isotropic polarizability (α), anisotropy of polarizability ( Δ∝) total first order hyper-polarizability () and second order hyperpolarizability (). The molecules used are pyrene, 1-chloropyrene and 4-chloropyrene  in gas phase and in five different solvents: benzene, chloroform, acetone, DMSO and water. The results obtained show that solvents and chlorination actually influenced the properties of the molecules. The isolated pyrene in acetone has the largest value of HOMO-LUMO energy gap of and is a bit closer to a previously reported experimental value of  and hence is the most stable. Thus, the pyrene molecule has more kinetic stability and can be described as low reactive molecule. The calculated dipole moments are in the order of 4-chloropyrene (1.7645 D) < 1-chloropyrene (1.9663 D) in gas phase. The anisotropy of polarizability ( for pyrene and its derivatives were found to increase with increasing polarity of the solvents.  In a nutshell, the molecules will be promising for organic optoelectronic devices based on their computed properties as reported by this work.

scholarly journals Anticancer Indole-Based Chalcones: A Structural and Theoretical Analysis

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (20) ◽  
pp. 3728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid A. Badria ◽  
Saied M. Soliman ◽  
Saleh Atef ◽  
Mohammad Shahidul Islam ◽  
Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Stacking Interactions ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Topology Analysis ◽  
Reactivity Indices

The crystal structures of five new chalcones derived from N-ethyl-3-acetylindole with different substituents were investigated: (E)-3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-(1-ethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (3a); (E)-3-(3-bromophenyl)-1-(1-ethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (3b); (E)-1-(1-ethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (3c); (E)-1-(1-ethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-mesitylprop-2-en-1-one (3d); and (E)-1-(1-ethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-(furan-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (3e). The molecular packing of the studied compounds is controlled mainly by C–H⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen bonds, C–H⋅⋅⋅π interactions, and π···π stacking interactions, which were quantitatively analyzed using Hirshfeld topology analysis. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the order of polarity (3b ˂ 3d ˂ 3e ˂ 3a ˂ 3c) was determined. Several chemical reactivity indices such as the ionization potential (I), electron affinity (A), chemical potential (μ), hardness (η), electrophilicity (ω) and nucleophilicity (N) indices were calculated, and these properties are discussed and compared. In addition, the antiproliferative activity of the five new chalcones was studied.

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