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Tegegn DF, Belachew HZ, Etefa HF, Salau AO. Investigation of substituent effects on the electronic structure and antiviral activity of favipiravir derivatives for Covid-19 treatment using DFT and molecular docking. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17697. [PMID: 39085399 PMCID: PMC11291664 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68712-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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In this study, Density-functional theory/Time-dependent density-functional theory (DFT/TDDFT) and Molecular docking method was used to investigate the effect of methyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran and cyanobenzylidene substituents on the electronic structure and antiviral activity of favipiravir for treating COVID-19. The DFT and TDDFT computations were employed using the Gaussian 09 software package. The values were calculated using the 6-311++G(d, p) basis set and the hybrid B3LYP functional method. Autodock vina software was used for simulations to better predictions and to validate the modified compounds' binding affinities and poses. Results of the study indicate that compounds 1 to 6 all displayed a planar structure, where the pyrazine ring, carboxamide, hydroxyl groups, and other substituents are all situated within the same plane. In addition, the energy gaps (Egap) of these six compounds (Cpd 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) were compared. The significant dipole moment and binding affinity achieved implies a particular orientation for binding within the target protein, signaling the anticipated strength of the binding interaction. In all six compounds, the electrophilic domain is situated in the vicinity of the amine functional group within the carboxamide compound, whereas the nucleophilic domain encompasses both the carbonyl and hydroxyl groups. The most negatively charged sites are susceptible to electrophilic interactions. In conclusion, compounds 5 and 6 exhibit a high binding affinity of the target protein, while compound 6 has a high energy gap, which could enhance its antiviral activity against the COVID-19 virus.
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- Dereje Fedasa Tegegn
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dambi Dollo University, P. O. Box. 260, Dambi Dollo, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dambi Dollo University, P. O. Box. 260, Dambi Dollo, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Physics, Walter Sisulu University, Private Bag X-1, Mathatha, 5117, South Africa
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- Department of Electrical/Electronics and Computer Engineering, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
- Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Gerasimova TP, Zagidullin AA, Nikolaeva AN, Fayzullin RR, Saitova AM, Miluykov VA, Grimme S, Katsyuba SA. Structural flexibility of favipiravir and its structural analogues in solutions: experimental and computational insight. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:3668-3683. [PMID: 38623758 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00404c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Combined UV-vis and quantum chemical studies of the structural flexibility and tautomerism of 6-R-3-hydroxy-2-pyrazine carboxamides in solutions revealed that their keto-enol transformations are accompanied by the deprotonation of enol tautomers and the formation of the corresponding anionic species. Both the solvent and the 6-R substituent strongly influence the relative abundance of the above forms in solutions. Anions are not formed in 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE), but the probability of deprotonation in neutral water and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) increases in the order R = H < F < NO2. Only enol tautomers of all solutes are found in DCE. DMF stabilizes keto forms only moderately and assists much strongly in the deprotonation of all three compounds. Water tends to stabilize both keto tautomers and deprotonated anions: the keto form dominates in the case of R = H (antiviral drug T-1105), the anions are found exclusively for R = NO2, and the aqueous solution of another antiviral drug, favipiravir (R = F), contains both the keto tautomer and the anionic form. The results of quantum chemical free energy calculations are in agreement with the experimental observations.
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- Tatiana P Gerasimova
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia.
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia.
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia.
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia.
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia.
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia.
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie der Universität Bonn, Beringstr. 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia.
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Bernarding J, Bruns C, Prediger I, Mützel M, Plaumann M. Detection of sub-nmol amounts of the antiviral drug favipiravir in 19F MRI using photo-chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1527. [PMID: 38233411 PMCID: PMC10794400 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51454-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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In biological tissues, 19F magnetic resonance (MR) enables the non-invasive, background-free detection of 19F-containing biomarkers. However, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is usually low because biomarkers are typically present at low concentrations. Measurements at low magnetic fields further reduce the SNR. In a proof-of-principal study we applied LED-based photo-chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (photo-CIDNP) to amplify the 19F signal at 0.6 T. For the first time, 19F MR imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) of a fully biocompatible model system containing the antiviral drug favipiravir has been successfully performed. This fluorinated drug has been used to treat Ebola and COVID-19. Since the partially cyclic reaction scheme for photo-CIDNP allows for multiple data acquisitions, averaging further improved the SNR. The mean signal gain factor for 19F has been estimated to be in the order of 103. An in-plane resolution of 0.39 × 0.39 mm2 enabled the analysis of spatially varying degrees of hyperpolarization. The minimal detectable amount of favipiravir per voxel was estimated to about 500 pmol. The results show that 19F photo-CIDNP is a promising method for the non-invasive detection of suitable 19F-containing drugs and other compounds with very low levels of the substance.
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- J Bernarding
- Institute of Biometry and Medical Informatics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Biometry and Medical Informatics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biometry and Medical Informatics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Pure Devices GmbH, 97222, Rimpar, Germany
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- Institute of Biometry and Medical Informatics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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Hadi H, Louis H, Gber TE, Ogungbemiro FO. Molecular modeling of the structural, electronic, excited state dynamic, and the photovoltaic properties of the oligomers of n-corannulene (n = 1-4). Heliyon 2023; 9:e20706. [PMID: 37860554 PMCID: PMC10582301 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Despite the fact that n-corannulene oligomers (n = 1-4) have a variety of electronic and optical properties, including the ability to be tuned and the potential to be used as light-harvesting materials, there has not been a computational assessment of their structural, electronic, and optical properties. Herein, a computational evaluation of the concerned materials regarding their potent use in solar cell technology has been conducted via DFT/CAM-B3LYP and M062X/6-311+G level of theory. It was observed that the calculated 1st frequency of the n-Corannulene (n = 1-4) were 144.15, 106.36, 48.96 and 42.21 respectively. Notably, the computed cohesive energy value increased as the number of Corannulene units increases while the electronic characteristics revealed that the chemical activity of the structures increased as the number of oligomers rose. Both calculation techniques demonstrate that the number of n-Corannulene oligomers increases the HOMO energy while decreasing the LUMO energy based on the external electric field (EF) effect. The findings demonstrated that as EF intensity increases, the energy gap (Eg/eV = |EHOMO-ELUMO|) of these molecular systems decreases which can be attributed to a decrease in the electron transfer potential barrier. The 4-Corannulene systems showed the highest wave length of adsorption for the investigated compound at 546.18 nm, with the highest oscillator strength of 0.2708 and the lowest transition energy of 2.2700 eV, arising from S0-S1 (H-L) and the highest major percentage contribution of 93.34 % in comparison to the investigated compounds. We are hopeful that this research will help experimental researchers understand the potential of n-Corannulene, specifically 4-corannulene, as powerful material for a variety of applications ranging from solar cell, photovoltaic properties and many others.
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- Hamid Hadi
- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry group, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
- Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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El-Sayed HM, Abdellatef HE, Hendawy HAM, El-Abassy OM, Ibrahim H. A highly sensitive and green electroanalytical method for the determination of favipiravir in pharmaceutical and biological fluids. BMC Chem 2023; 17:109. [PMID: 37653428 PMCID: PMC10472665 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-023-01023-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Favipiravir is currently used for the treatment of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). OBJECTIVE A highly sensitive and eco-friendly electroanalytical method was developed to quantify favipiravir. METHOD The voltammetric method optimized a sensor composed of reduced graphene oxide / modified carbon paste electrode in the presence of an anionic surfactant, improving the favipiravir detection limit. The investigation reveals that favipiravir-oxidation is a diffusion-controlled irreversible process. The effects of various pH and scan rates on oxidation anodic peak current were investigated. RESULTS The developed method offers a wide linear dynamic range of 1.5-420 ng/mL alongside a higher sensitivity with a limit of detection in the nanogram range (0.44 ng/mL) and a limit of quantification in the low nanogram range (1.34 ng/mL). CONCLUSION The proposed method was applied for the determination of favipiravir in the dosage form, human plasma and urine samples. The developed method exhibited good selectivity in the presence of two potential electroactive biological interferants, uric acid which increases during favipiravir therapy and the recommended co-administered vitamin C. The organic solvent-free method greenness was evaluated via the Green Analytical Procedure Index, The present work offers a simple, sensitive and environment-friendly method fulfilling green chemistry concepts.
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- Heba M El-Sayed
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr, 11829, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr, 11829, Egypt
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Romero AH, Fuentes G, Suescun L, Piro O, Echeverría G, Gotopo L, Pezaroglo H, Álvarez G, Cabrera G, Cerecetto H, Couto M. Tautomerism and Rotamerism of Favipiravir and Halogenated Analogues in Solution and in the Solid State. J Org Chem 2023; 88:10735-10752. [PMID: 37452781 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Favipiravir is an important selective antiviral against RNA-based viruses, and currently, it is being repurposed as a potential drug for the treatment of COVID-19. This type of chemical system presents different carboxamide-rotameric and hydroxyl-tautomeric states, which could be essential for interpreting its selective antiviral activity. Herein, the tautomeric 3-hydroxypyrazine/3-pyrazinone pair of favipiravir and its 6-substituted analogues, 6-Cl, 6-Br, 6-I, and 6-H, were fully investigated in solution and in the solid state through ultraviolet-visible, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. Also, a study of the gas phase was performed using density functional theory calculations. In general, the keto-enol balance in these 3-hydroxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamides is finely modulated by external and internal electrical variations via changes in solvent polarity or by replacement of substituents at position 6. The enol tautomer was prevalent in an apolar environment, whereas an increase in the level of the keto tautomer was favored by an increase in solvent polarity and, even moreso, with a strong hydrogen-donor solvent. Keto tautomerization was favored either in solution or in the solid state with a decrease in 6-substituent electronegativity as follows: H ≫ I ≈ Br > Cl ≥ F. Specific rotameric states based on carboxamide, "cisoide" and "transoide", were identified for the enol and keto tautomer, respectively; their rotamerism is dependent on the tautomerism and not the aggregation state.
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- Angel H Romero
- Grupo de Química Orgánica Medicinal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Grupo de Química Orgánica Medicinal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cryssmat-Lab/DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Los Chaguaramos, 1040 Caracas, Venezuela
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- Laboratorio de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Moléculas Bioactivas, CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, 60000 Paysandú, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Los Chaguaramos, 1040 Caracas, Venezuela
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- Grupo de Química Orgánica Medicinal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
- Area de Radiofarmacia, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Mataojo 2055, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Grupo de Química Orgánica Medicinal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
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Albarakati R, Al-Qurashi O, Safi Z, Wazzan N. A dispersion-corrected DFT calculation on encapsulation of favipiravir drug used as antiviral against COVID-19 into carbon-, boron-, and aluminum-nitride nanotubes for optimal drug delivery systems combined with molecular docking simulations. Struct Chem 2023:1-19. [PMID: 37363043 PMCID: PMC10173244 DOI: 10.1007/s11224-023-02182-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Favipiravir (FAV) (6-fluoro-3-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrazine-2-carboxamide) is one of the most effective antiviral drugs which is cited for action against RNA-viral infections of COVID-19. In this study, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to investigate three nanotubes (NTs) with FAV drug as delivery systems. The encapsulated systems (ESs) consist of FAV drug inside carbon-carbon, aluminum nitride, and boron nitride. At B3LYP-D/6-31G(d,p) and CPCM/B3LYP-D/6-31G(d,p), the optimization of NTs, FAV, and its tautomeric forms and six ESs was investigated in gas and water environments. Five tautomeric forms of FAV were investigated, two keto forms (K1 and K2) and three enol forms (E1, E2, and E3). The results revealed that E3 and K2 isomeric forms represented the most stable structures in both media; thus, these two forms were encapsulated into the NTs. The stability and the synthesis feasibility of NTs have been proven by calculating their interaction energies. Non-covalent interactions (NCIs) were investigated in the ESs to show the type of NCI with the molecular voids. The binding energies, thermochemical parameters, and recovery times were investigated to understand the mechanism of FAV encapsulation and release. The encapsulated AlNNT systems are more favorable than those of BNNTs and CNTs in gas and aqueous environments with much higher binding energies. The quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and recovery time analysis revealed the easier releasing of E3 from AlNNT over K2 form. Based on molecular docking simulations, we found that E3 and K2 FAV forms showed a high level of resistance to SARS-CoV-6M3M/6LU7/6W9C proteases. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11224-023-02182-4.
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- Roqaya Albarakati
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 4280, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University-Gaza, P.O. Box 1277, Gaza, Palestine
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 4280, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia
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Evaluation of In Vitro Distribution and Plasma Protein Binding of Selected Antiviral Drugs (Favipiravir, Molnupiravir and Imatinib) against SARS-CoV-2. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032849. [PMID: 36769193 PMCID: PMC9917862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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There are a number of uncertainties regarding plasma protein binding and blood distribution of the active drugs favipiravir (FAVI), molnupiravir (MOLNU) and imatinib (IMA), which were recently proposed as therapeutics for the treatment of COVID-19 disease. Therefore, proton dissociation processes, solubility, lipophilicity, and serum protein binding of these three substances were investigated in detail. The drugs display various degrees of lipophilicity at gastric (pH 2.0) and blood pH (pH 7.4). The determined pKa values explain well the changes in lipophilic character of the respective compounds. The serum protein binding was studied by membrane ultrafiltration, frontal analysis capillary electrophoresis, steady-state fluorometry, and fluorescence anisotropy techniques. The studies revealed that the ester bond in MOLNU is hydrolyzed by protein constituents of blood serum. Molnupiravir and its hydrolyzed form do not bind considerably to blood proteins. Likewise, FAVI does not bind to human serum albumin (HSA) and α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and shows relatively weak binding to the protein fraction of whole blood serum. Imatinib binds to AGP with high affinity (logK' = 5.8-6.0), while its binding to HSA is much weaker (logK' ≤ 4.0). The computed constants were used to model the distribution of IMA in blood plasma under physiological and 'acute-phase' conditions as well.
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Bharatam PV, Valanju OR, Wani AA, Dhaked DK. Importance of tautomerism in drugs. Drug Discov Today 2023; 28:103494. [PMID: 36681235 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2023.103494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Tautomerism is an important phenomenon exhibited by many drugs. As we discuss in this review, identifying the different tautomers of drugs and exploring their importance in the mechanisms of drug action are integral components of current drug discovery. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV), Raman, and terahertz spectroscopic techniques, as well as X-ray diffraction, are useful for exploring drug tautomerism. Quantum chemical methods, in association with pharmacoinformatics tools, are being used to evaluate tautomeric preferences in terms of energy effects. Desmotropy (i.e., tautomeric polymorphism) of the drugs is particularly important in drug delivery studies.
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- Prasad V Bharatam
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160062, India.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Pharmacoinformatics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Kolkata, Chunilal Bhawan, 168 Maniktala Main Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700054, India
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Deneva V, Slavova S, Kumanova A, Vassilev N, Nedeltcheva-Antonova D, Antonov L. Favipiravir-Tautomeric and Complexation Properties in Solution. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 16:ph16010045. [PMID: 36678542 PMCID: PMC9864296 DOI: 10.3390/ph16010045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The tautomeric properties of favipiravir were investigated experimentally for the first time by using molecular spectroscopy (UV-Vis absorption, fluorescence and NMR), as well as DFT quantum-chemical calculations. According to the obtained results, the enol tautomer is substantially more stable in most of the organic solvents. In the presence of water, a keto form appears to be favored due to the specific solute-solvent interactions. Upon the addition of alkaline-earth-metal ions, deprotonation and complexation occurred simultaneously, giving the formation of 2 : 1 ligand : metal complexes. According to the theoretical simulations, the metal ion is captured between the carbonyl groups as a result of the size-fit effect.
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- Vera Deneva
- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Correspondence: (V.D.); (L.A.)
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- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Correspondence: (V.D.); (L.A.)
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Batiha GES, Moubarak M, Shaheen HM, Zakariya AM, Usman IM, Rauf A, Adhikari A, Dey A, Alexiou A, Hetta HF, Al-Gareeb AI, Al-Kuraishy HM. Favipiravir in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Is it Worth it? Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2022; 25:2413-2428. [PMID: 35430987 DOI: 10.2174/1386207325666220414111840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Favipiravir is a potential antiviral drug undergoing clinical trials to manage various viral infections, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Favipiravir possesses antiviral properties against RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Unfortunately, these viruses do not have authorized antiviral drugs for the management of diseases resulting from their infection, hence the dire need to accentuate the discovery of antiviral drugs that are efficacious and have a broad spectrum. Favipiravir acts primarily by blocking inward and outward movements of the virus from cells. Favipiravir is a prodrug undergoing intracellular phosphorylation and ribosylation to form an active form, favipiravir-RTP, which binds viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Considering the novel mechanism of favipiravir action, especially in managing viral infections, it is vital to pay more attention to the promised favipiravir hold in the management of SARS-CoV-2, its efficacy, and dosage regimen, and interactions with other drugs. In conclusion, favipiravir possesses antiviral properties against RNA viruses, including COVID- 19. Favipiravir is effective against SARS-CoV-2 infection through inhibition of RdRp. Pre-clinical and large-scalp prospective studies are recommended for efficacy and long-term safety of favipiravir in COVID-19.
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- Gaber El-Saber Batiha
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sule Lamido University Kafin, Hausa, Nigeria
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- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, KP, Pakistan
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- Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kritipur, Nepal
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- Department. of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Science and Engineering, Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Australia and AFNP Med, Austria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medicine and Therapeutic, Medical Faculty, College of Medicine, Al-Mustansiriyah University, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medicine and Therapeutic, Medical Faculty, College of Medicine, Al-Mustansiriyah University, P.O. Box 14132, Baghdad, Iraq
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Inhibition of Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases by Nucleoside Inhibitors: An Illustration of the Unity and Diversity of Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012649. [PMID: 36293509 PMCID: PMC9604226 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) is essential for the replication and expression of RNA viral genomes. This class of viruses comprise a large number of highly pathogenic agents that infect essentially all species of plants and animals including humans. Infections often lead to epidemics and pandemics that have remained largely out of control due to the lack of specific and reliable preventive and therapeutic regimens. This unmet medical need has led to the exploration of new antiviral targets, of which RdRP is a major one, due to the fact of its obligatory need in virus growth. Recent studies have demonstrated the ability of several synthetic nucleoside analogs to serve as mimics of the corresponding natural nucleosides. These mimics cause stalling/termination of RdRP, or misincorporation, preventing virus replication or promoting large-scale lethal mutations. Several such analogs have received clinical approval and are being routinely used in therapy. In parallel, the molecular structural basis of their inhibitory interactions with RdRP is being elucidated, revealing both traditional and novel mechanisms including a delayed chain termination effect. This review offers a molecular commentary on these mechanisms along with their clinical implications based on analyses of recent results, which should facilitate the rational design of structure-based antiviral drugs.
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Harismah K, Shahrtash S, Arabi A, Khadivi R, Mirzaei M, Akhavan-Sigari R. Favipiravir attachment to a conical nanocarbon: DFT assessments of the drug delivery approach. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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El-Wekil MM, Hayallah AM, Abdelgawad MA, Shahin RY. Nanocomposite of gold nanoparticles@nickel disulfide-plant derived carbon for molecularly imprinted electrochemical determination of favipiravir. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Ghaed-Sharaf T, Omidvar A. Exploring the permeability of covid-19 drugs within the cellular membrane: a molecular dynamics simulation study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:6215-6224. [PMID: 35229833 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05550j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The diffusion of drugs into the cellular membrane is an important step in the drug delivery systems. Furthermore, predicting the interaction and permeability of drugs across the cellular membrane could help scientists to design bioavailable and high-efficient drugs. Discovering the COVID-19 drugs has recently drawn remarkable attention to tackle its outbreak. Due to the rapid replication of the coronavirus in the human body, searching for highly permeable drugs into the cellular membrane is vital. Herein, we performed the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and density functional (DFT) calculations to investigate the permeability of keto and enol tautomers of the favipiravir (FAV) as well as hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) COVID-19 drugs into the cellular membrane. Our results reveal that though both keto and enol tautomers of the FAV are feasible to transfer through the cellular membrane, the keto form moves faster and diffuses deeper; however, the HCQ molecules aggregate in the water phase and remain near the cellular membrane. It is worth pointing out that the obtained results are consistent with the reactivity trends projected by the calculated reactivity descriptors of the considered drugs. Despite the pair correlation function and H-bond analyses revealing the interactions between the membrane and HCQ, the aggregation of the HCQ molecules resists their passage through the cellular membrane. Besides, the lower free energy barrier of FAV confirms its higher permeability than HCQ. These findings suggest that due to the deeper permeability of the FAV drug, its effectiveness can be more than that of HCQ. These molecular insights might help with a better understanding of the interactions between COVID-19 drugs and cellular membranes. Moreover, these theoretical findings could help experimental researchers find high-efficient strategies for COVID-19 therapy.
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- Tahereh Ghaed-Sharaf
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
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CHORIEV O, ASHUROV J, IBRAGIMOV A, TURABOEV S, SABIROV V. Anionic Favipiravir in Salt-type Cocrystals with Monoethanolamine and Ethylenediamine. X-RAY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS ONLINE 2022. [DOI: 10.2116/xraystruct.38.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Odil CHORIEV
- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences
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Assis LC, de Castro AA, de Jesus JPA, da Cunha EFF, Nepovimova E, Krejcar O, Kuca K, Ramalho TC, La Porta FDA. Theoretical insights into the effect of halogenated substituent on the electronic structure and spectroscopic properties of the favipiravir tautomeric forms and its implications for the treatment of COVID-19. RSC Adv 2021; 11:35228-35244. [PMID: 35493173 PMCID: PMC9042810 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06309j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In this study, we systematically investigated the electronic structure, spectroscopic (nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, Raman, electron ionization mass spectrometry, UV-Vis, circular dichroism, and emission) properties, and tautomerism of halogenated favipiravir compounds (fluorine, chlorine, and bromine) from a computational perspective. Additionally, the effects of hydration on the proton transfer mechanism of the tautomeric forms of the halogenated favipiravir compounds are discussed. Our results suggest that spectroscopic properties allow for the elucidation of such tautomeric forms. As is well-known, the favipiravir compound has excellent antiviral properties and hence was recently tested for the treatment of new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Through in silico modeling, in the current study, we evaluate the role of such tautomeric forms in order to consider the effect of drug-metabolism in the inhibition process of the main protease (Mpro) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to the molecular docking, all halogenated compounds presented a better interaction energy than the co-crystallized active ligand (-3.5 kcal mol-1) in the viral RdRp, in both wild-type (-6.3 to -6.5 kcal mol-1) and variant (-5.4 to -5.6 kcal mol-1) models. The variant analyzed for RdRp (Y176C) decreases the affinity of the keto form of the compounds in the active site, and prevented the ligands from interacting with RNA. These findings clearly indicated that all these compounds are promising as drug candidates for this molecular target.
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- Letícia Cristina Assis
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Lavras CEP 37200-000 Lavras Minas Gerais Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Materials Science and Engineering and Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Computational Chemistry, Federal Technological University of Paraná Avenida dos Pioneiros 3131 86036-370 Londrina Paraná Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove Hradec Kralove Czech Republic
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- Center for Basic and Applied Research, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove Hradec Kralove Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove Hradec Kralove Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Lavras CEP 37200-000 Lavras Minas Gerais Brazil
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove Hradec Kralove Czech Republic
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- Post-graduation Program in Materials Science and Engineering and Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Computational Chemistry, Federal Technological University of Paraná Avenida dos Pioneiros 3131 86036-370 Londrina Paraná Brazil
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Anil Kumar S, Bhaskar BL. Preliminary investigation of drug impurities associated with the anti-influenza drug Favipiravir - An insilico approach. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2021; 1204:113375. [PMID: 34306990 PMCID: PMC8285362 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The role of repurposed or modified antiviral drugs has become more significant during the current global pandemic of SARS Covid-19. In the present study, four structurally analogous impurity molecules of antiviral drug Favipiravir are selected for preliminary computational investigation for assessing the structure-activity relationship. The optimized geometry and the electronic structures of the compounds are computed using Density Functional Theory as a precursor to evaluating their physical, chemical and spectral properties. The frontier orbitals analysis is performed to obtain global reactivity parameters namely, the chemical potential, absolute electronegativity, global softness, global hardness, electrophilicity, etc. The natural Bond Orbital (NBO) analysis and Mulliken analysis provided an understanding of the charge-transfer interactions of molecules. The possibilities of intermolecular interactions of the drug systems with the receptors are also visualized using the electrostatic potential maps (MEP) derived from the DFT computations. The physiochemical properties are assessed computationally using SwissADME webtool to correlate the structural aspects of the compounds with their biological responses. Useful parameters namely flexibility, lipophilicity, size, polarity, solubility and saturation were also computed to evaluate the therapeutic activity or drug-likeness.
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- S Anil Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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Sedmidubská B, Luxford TFM, Kočišek J. Electron attachment to isolated and microhydrated favipiravir. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:21501-21511. [PMID: 34382983 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02686k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Electron attachment and its equivalent in complex environments, single-electron reduction, are important in many biological processes. Here, we experimentally study the electron attachment to favipiravir, a well-known antiviral agent. Electron attachment spectroscopy is used to explore the energetics of associative (AEA) and dissociative (DEA) electron attachment to isolated favipiravir. AEA dominates the interaction and the yields of the fragment anions after DEA are an order of magnitude lower than that of the parent anion. DEA primary proceeds via decomposition of the CONH2 functional group, which is supported by reaction threshold calculations using ab initio methods. Mass spectrometry of small favipiravir-water clusters demonstrates that a lot of energy is transferred to the solvent upon electron attachment. The energy gained upon electron attachment, and the high stability of the parent anion were previously suggested as important properties for the action of several electron-affinic radiosensitizers. If any of these mechanisms cause synergism in chemo-radiation therapy, favipiravir could be repurposed as a radiosensitizer.
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- Barbora Sedmidubská
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic. and Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Břehová 7, 11519 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Discovery of ( E)- N-(4-cyanobenzylidene)- 6-fluoro- 3-hydroxypyrazine-2 -carboxamide (cyanorona-20): the first potent and specific anti-COVID-19 drug. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2021; 75:4669-4685. [PMID: 34025012 PMCID: PMC8126404 DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-01640-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Abstract Specific inhibition of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of the newly-emerged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a very promising strategy for developing highly potent medicines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, almost all of the reported viral RdRp inhibitors (either repurposed drugs or new antiviral agents) lack selectivity against the SARS-CoV-2 RdRp. Herein, I discovered a new favipiravir derivative, (E)-N-(4-cyanobenzylidene)-6-fluoro-3-hydroxypyrazine-2-carboxamide (cyanorona-20), as the first potent SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor with very high selectivity (209- and 45-fold more potent than favipiravir and remdesivir, respectively). Based on the significant reduction in the in vitro SARS-CoV-2 replication/copies, strong computational cyanorona-20 ligand-RdRp protein interactions, and anti-RdRp activity of the parent favipiravir drug, SARS-CoV-2 inhibition is thought to be mediated through the coronaviral-2 RdRp inhibition. This promising selective anti-COVID-19 compound is also, to the best of our knowledge, the first bioactive derivative of favipiravir, the known antiinfluenza and antiviral drug. This new nucleoside analog was designed, synthesized, characterized, computationally studied (through pharmacokinetic calculations along with computational molecular modeling and prediction), and biologically evaluated for its anti-COVID-19 activities (through a validated in vitro anti-COVID-19 assay). The results of the biological assay showed that cyanorona-20 surprisingly exhibited very significant anti-COVID-19 activity (anti-SARS-CoV-2 EC50 = 0.45 μM), and, in addition, it could be also a very promising lead compound for the design of new anti-COVID-19 agents. Cyanorona-20 is a new favipiravir derivative with promise for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Graphic abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11696-021-01640-9.
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Allahverdiyeva S, Yunusoğlu O, Yardım Y, Şentürk Z. First electrochemical evaluation of favipiravir used as an antiviral option in the treatment of COVID-19: A study of its enhanced voltammetric determination in cationic surfactant media using a boron-doped diamond electrode. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1159:338418. [PMID: 33867032 PMCID: PMC7971419 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Favipiravir, a promising antiviral agent, is undergoing clinical trials for the potential treatment of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is the first report for the electrochemical activity of favipiravir and its electroanalytical sensing. For this purpose, the effect of cationic surfactant, CTAB was demonstrated on the enhanced accumulation of favipiravir at the surface of cathodically pretreated boron-doped diamond (CPT-BDD) electrode. At first, the electrochemical properties of favipiravir were investigated in the surfactant-free solutions by the means of cyclic voltammetry. The compound presented a single oxidation step which is irreversible and adsorption controlled. A systematic study of various operational conditions, such as electrode pretreatment, pH of the supporting electrolyte, concentration of CTAB, accumulation variables, and instrumental parameters on the adsorptive stripping response, was examined using square-wave voltammetry. An oxidation signal at around +1.21 V in Britton-Robinson buffer at pH 8.0 containing 6 × 10-4 M CTAB allowed to the adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of favipiravir (after 60 s accumulation step at open-circuit condition). The process could be used in the concentration range with two linear segments of 0.01-0.1 μg mL-1 (6.4 × 10-8-6.4 × 10-7 M) and 0.1-20.0 μg mL-1 (6.4 × 10-7-1.3 × 10-4 M). The limit of detection values were found to be 0.0028 μg mL-1 (1.8 × 10-8 M), and 0.023 μg mL-1 (1.5 × 10-7 M) for the first and second segments of calibration graph, respectively. The feasibility of developed methodology was tested to the analysis of the commercial tablet formulations and model human urine samples.
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- Shabnam Allahverdiyeva
- Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, 65080, Van, Turkey
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- Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, 65080, Van, Turkey
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- Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 65080, Van, Turkey,Corresponding author
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- Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 65080, Van, Turkey,Corresponding author
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Georgiev A, Antonov L. 8-(Pyridin-2-yl)quinolin-7-ol as a Platform for Conjugated Proton Cranes: A DFT Structural Design. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:mi11100901. [PMID: 33003325 PMCID: PMC7601234 DOI: 10.3390/mi11100901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Theoretical design of conjugated proton cranes, based on 7-hydroxyquinoline as a tautomeric sub-unit, has been attempted by using ground and excited state density functional theory (DFT) calculations in various environments. The proton crane action request existence of a single enol tautomer in ground state, which under excitation goes to the excited keto tautomer through a series of consecutive excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) steps with the participation of the crane sub-unit. A series of substituted pyridines was used as crane sub-units and the corresponding donor-acceptor interactions were evaluated. The results suggest that the introduction of strong electron donor substituents in the pyridine ring creates optimal conditions for 8-(pyridin-2-yl)quinolin-7-ols to act as proton cranes.
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- Anton Georgiev
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria;
- Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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