A series of shikonin derivatives have been designed and their radical scavenging activity has been characterized by the B3LYP/6-31 +G(d) approach. The hydrogen bond properties of the studied structures were investi...A series of shikonin derivatives have been designed and their radical scavenging activity has been characterized by the B3LYP/6-31 +G(d) approach. The hydrogen bond properties of the studied structures were investigated using the atoms in molecules (AIM) theory. The calculated results reveal that the hydrogen bond is important for good scavenging activity. The introduction of electron-drawing (electron-donating) groups increases (decreases) the scavenging activities of radical and radical cations of shikonin derivatives. Shikonin derivatives appear to be good candidates for the single-electron-transfer mechanism, particularly for -N(CH3)2 derivative. Taking this system as an example, we present an efficient method for the investigation of radical scavenging activity from theoretical point of view. With the current work, we hope to highlight the radical scavenging activity of hydroxynaphtho- quinones derivatives and stimulate the interest for further studies and exploitation in pharmaceutical industry.展开更多
The energies, geometries and harmonic vibrational frequencies of 1 : 1 5-hydroxytryptamine-water (5-HT-H20) complexes are studied at the MP2/6-311 + + G(d,p) level. Natural bond orbital (NBO), quantum theory ...The energies, geometries and harmonic vibrational frequencies of 1 : 1 5-hydroxytryptamine-water (5-HT-H20) complexes are studied at the MP2/6-311 + + G(d,p) level. Natural bond orbital (NBO), quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analyses and the localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis (LMO-EDA) were performed to explore the nature of the hydrogen-bonding interactions in these complexes. Various types of hydro- gen bonds (H-bonds) are formed in these 5-HT-H20 complexes. The intermolecular C4H55HT'"Ow H-bond in HTW3 is strengthened due to the cooperativity, whereas no such cooperativity is found in the other 5-HT-H20 complexes. H-bond in which nitrogen atom of amino in 5-HT acted as proton donors was stronger than other H-bonds. Our researches show that the hydrogen bonding interaction plays a vital role on the relative stabilities of 5-HT-H20 complexes.展开更多
文摘A series of shikonin derivatives have been designed and their radical scavenging activity has been characterized by the B3LYP/6-31 +G(d) approach. The hydrogen bond properties of the studied structures were investigated using the atoms in molecules (AIM) theory. The calculated results reveal that the hydrogen bond is important for good scavenging activity. The introduction of electron-drawing (electron-donating) groups increases (decreases) the scavenging activities of radical and radical cations of shikonin derivatives. Shikonin derivatives appear to be good candidates for the single-electron-transfer mechanism, particularly for -N(CH3)2 derivative. Taking this system as an example, we present an efficient method for the investigation of radical scavenging activity from theoretical point of view. With the current work, we hope to highlight the radical scavenging activity of hydroxynaphtho- quinones derivatives and stimulate the interest for further studies and exploitation in pharmaceutical industry.
文摘The energies, geometries and harmonic vibrational frequencies of 1 : 1 5-hydroxytryptamine-water (5-HT-H20) complexes are studied at the MP2/6-311 + + G(d,p) level. Natural bond orbital (NBO), quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analyses and the localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis (LMO-EDA) were performed to explore the nature of the hydrogen-bonding interactions in these complexes. Various types of hydro- gen bonds (H-bonds) are formed in these 5-HT-H20 complexes. The intermolecular C4H55HT'"Ow H-bond in HTW3 is strengthened due to the cooperativity, whereas no such cooperativity is found in the other 5-HT-H20 complexes. H-bond in which nitrogen atom of amino in 5-HT acted as proton donors was stronger than other H-bonds. Our researches show that the hydrogen bonding interaction plays a vital role on the relative stabilities of 5-HT-H20 complexes.