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Ling L, Louis H, Isang BB, Emori W, Benjamin I, Ahuekwe EF, Cheng CR, Manicum ALE. Inflammatory Studies of Dehydroandrographolide: Isolation, Spectroscopy, Biological Activity, and Theoretical Modeling. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:417-435. [PMID: 37140782 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04566-y] [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] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Dehydroandrographolide (DA) was isolated and experimentally characterized utilizing FT-IR, UV-Vis, and NMR spectroscopy techniques along with detailed theoretical modelled at the DFT/B3LYP-D3BJ/6-311 + + G(d,p) level of theory. Substantially, molecular electronic property investigations in the gaseous phase alongside five different solvents (ethanol, methanol, water, acetonitrile and DMSO) were comprehensively reported and compared with the experimental results. The globally harmonized scale (GHS), which is used to identify and label chemicals, was also utilized to demonstrate that the lead compound predicted an LD50 of 1190 mg/kg. This finding implies that consumers can safely consume the lead molecule. Notable impacts on hepatotoxicity, cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity were likewise found to be minimal to nonexistent for the compound. Additionally, in order to account for the biological performance of the studied compound, in-silico molecular docking simulation analysis was examined against different anti-inflammatory target of enzymes (3PGH, 4COX, and 6COX). From the examination, it can be inferred that DA@3PGH, DA@4COX, and DA@6COX, respectively, showed significant negative binding affinities of -7.2 kcal/mol, -8.0 kcal/mol, and - 6.9 kcal/mol. Thus, the high mean binding affinity in contrast to conventional drugs further reinforces these results as an anti-inflammatory agent.
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- Liu Ling
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, PR China
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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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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, PR China.
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology and Application, Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry of Sichuan Institutes of Higher Education, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Chemical sciences, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Ghasemi Z, Farzad F, Zaboli A, Zeraatkar Moghaddam A. State-of-the-art predictive modeling of heavy metal ions removal from the water environment using nanotubes. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11377. [PMID: 37452035 PMCID: PMC10349052 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38442-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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In this research, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is used to investigate the efficiency of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) in removing lead ions from contaminated waters. Then the effect of functionalizing nanotubes with -COO- and COOH- functional groups and the nanotubes' absorption performance of two different concentrations of lead ions are studied. To better evaluate adsorption process, the set of descriptors, such as interaction energies, radial distribution function, etc., are calculated. The MD results show that the absorption performance is significantly improved by modifying the surface of CNT and BNNT with functional groups. In addition, the adsorption capacity increases in higher concentrations of Pb ions at BNNTCOO- and CNTCOOH systems. The interaction energy of BNNTCOO- with a concentration of 50 lead ions is - 2879.28 kJ/mol, which is about 106 kJ/mol more negative than BNNTCOO- at a concentration of 20 lead ions. Also, it is observed that the functionalization of both nanotubes with -COO- increases their absorption capacity. The obtained results from this study provide significant information about the mechanisms of lead adsorption on the surface of nanotubes.
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- Zeinab Ghasemi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
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Laranjeira JAS, Martins NF, Azevedo SA, Fabris GSL, Sambrano JR. Novel octa-graphene-like structures based on GaP and GaAs. J Mol Model 2023; 29:202. [PMID: 37278949 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05608-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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CONTEXT The discovery of graphene gave way to the search for new two-dimensional structures. In this regard, octa-graphene is a carbon allotrope consisting of 4- and 8-membered rings in a single planar sheet, drawing the research community's attention to study their inorganic analogs. Considering the promising properties of octa-graphene-like structures and the role of GaAs and GaP in semiconductor physics, this study aims to propose, for the first time, two novel inorganics buckled nanosheets based on the octa-graphene structure, the octa-GaAs and octa-GaP. This work investigated the structural, electronic, and vibrational properties of these novel octa-graphene-based materials. The octa-GaP and octa-GaAs have an indirect band gap transition with a valence band maximum between M and Г points and a conduction band minimum at Г point with energy of 3.05 eV and 2.56 eV, respectively. The QTAIMC analysis indicates that both structures have incipient covalent in their bonds. The vibrational analysis demonstrates the occurrence of ΓRaman = 6Ag + 6Bg and ΓRaman = 12A' + 12B″ for octa-GaP and octa-GaAs, respectively. The symmetry reduction of octa-GaAs leads to activating inactive modes observed in the octa-GaP structure. The frontier crystalline orbitals are composed by Ga(px) and P(py and pz) orbitals for octa-GaP and Ga(px and py) and As(s, py, and pz) for octa-GaAs in the valence bands while in the conduction bands by Ga(py, pz, and s) for both compounds and P(px and pz) and As(py). The phonon bands demonstrate the absence of the negative frequency modes and the structural stability of these new nanosheets. This report aims to reveal the fundamental properties of both newfound materials for stimulating experimental research groups in the search for synthesis routes to obtain this structure. METHODS This work used the DFT/B3LYP approach implemented in the CRYSTAL17 computational package. Ga, As, and P atomic centers were described by triple-zeta valence with polarization (TZVP) basis set. The vibrational analysis was carried out via coupled-perturbed Hartree-Fock/Kohn Sham (CPHF/KS) method, and the chemical bonds were evaluated via the quantum theory of atoms in molecules and crystals (QTAIMC).
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- José A S Laranjeira
- Modeling and Molecular Simulation Group, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Bauru, SP, 17033-360, Brazil
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- Modeling and Molecular Simulation Group, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Bauru, SP, 17033-360, Brazil
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- Modeling and Molecular Simulation Group, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Bauru, SP, 17033-360, Brazil
- Federal Institute of Maranhão - IFMA, Barra do Corda, MA, 65950-000, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-610, Brazil
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- Modeling and Molecular Simulation Group, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Bauru, SP, 17033-360, Brazil.
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Louis H, Akem MU, Benjamin I, Chukwu UG, Asogwa FC, Adeyinka AS. Modelling of Tungsten (C
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Pt) Doped Fullerenes for Drug Delivery of Biguanides (BNG) and Metformin (MET): DFT Perspective. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Hitler Louis
- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Faculty of Physical Sciences University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Faculty of Physical Sciences University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Microbiology Faculty of Biological Sciences University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Faculty of Physical Sciences University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Faculty of Physical Sciences University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Johannesburg 2006 Johannesburg South-Africa
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Doust Mohammadi M, Abdullah HY, Biskos G, Bhowmick S. Adsorbing CNCl on pristine, C-, and Al-doped boron nitride nanotubes: A Density Functional Theory study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The structure, stability, thermochemistry, and bonding in SO3-(H2O)n (n = 1–7) clusters: a computational analysis. Struct Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-022-02085-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Louis H, Egemonye TC, Unimuke TO, Inah BE, Edet HO, Eno EA, Adalikwu SA, Adeyinka AS. Detection of Carbon, Sulfur, and Nitrogen Dioxide Pollutants with a 2D Ca 12O 12 Nanostructured Material. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:34929-34943. [PMID: 36211081 PMCID: PMC9535646 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In recent times, nanomaterials have been applied for the detection and sensing of toxic gases in the environment owing to their large surface-to-volume ratio and efficiency. CO2 is a toxic gas that is associated with causing global warming, while SO2 and NO2 are also characterized as nonbenign gases in the sense that when inhaled, they increase the rate of respiratory infections. Therefore, there is an explicit reason to develop efficient nanosensors for monitoring and sensing of these gases in the environment. Herein, we performed quantum chemical simulation on a Ca12O12 nanocage as an efficient nanosensor for sensing and monitoring of these gases (CO2, SO2, NO2) by employing high-level density functional theory modeling at the B3LYP-GD3(BJ)/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. The results obtained from our studies revealed that the adsorption of CO2 and SO2 on the Ca12O12 nanocage with adsorption energies of -2.01 and -5.85 eV, respectively, is chemisorption in nature, while that of NO2 possessing an adsorption energy of -0.69 eV is related to physisorption. Moreover, frontier molecular orbital (FMO), global reactivity descriptors, and noncovalent interaction (NCI) analysis revealed that the adsorption of CO2 and SO2 on the Ca12O12 nanocage is stable adsorption, while that of NO2 is unstable adsorption. Thus, we can infer that the Ca12O12 nanocage is more efficient as a nanosensor in sensing CO2 and SO2 gases than in sensing NO2 gas.
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- Hitler Louis
- Computational
and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
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- Computational
and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
- Department
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
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- Computational
and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
- Department
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
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- Department
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
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- Computational
and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
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- Computational
and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
- Department
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
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- Computational
and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University
of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Calabar 540221, Nigeria
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- Research
Centre for Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
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Lemos Silva RA, Scalabrini Machado DF, de Oliveira HCB, Ribeiro L, da Silva Filho DA. Theoretical study of the interaction of fullerenes with the emerging contaminant carbamazepine for detection in aqueous environments. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15848. [PMID: 36151225 PMCID: PMC9508123 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19258-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The global increase in drug consumption exposes the growing need to develop new systems for the detection, capture, and treatment of bioactive molecules. Carbamazepine is one instance of such contaminants at the top of the ranking commonly found in sewage treatment systems. This work, therefore, presents a theoretical study of fullerene C60 and its derivatives with substitutional doping with B, Al, Ga, Si, Ge, N and P, for the detection and capture of carbamazepine is aqueous medium. Solvation effects were included by means of the Polarizable Continuum Solvent method. The results indicate that doped fullerenes are sensitive for the detection of carbamazepine both in gaseous and aquatic environments. Investigation on the intermolecular interactions between the drug and the fullerene molecule were carried out, allowing the characterization of the interactions responsible for stabilizing the adsorption of carbamazepine to the fullerenes. The theoretical survey revealed that fullerenes doped with Al, Ga, Si and Ge chemically adsorb carbamazepine whereas for the case of fullerenes doped with other heteroatoms physisorption is responsible for the molecular recognition. Relying on DFT calculations, the fullerene derivatives C59Al, C59Si and C59Ga are the most suitable to act both as a sensor and to uptake carbamazepine in aquatic environments.
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- Laboratório de Modelagem de Sistemas Complexos (LMSC), Instituto de Química, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, 70919-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Estrutura Eletrônica e Dinâmica Molecular (LEEDMOL), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis, Campus de Ciências Exatas de Anápolis, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis, Brazil
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Interaction of the Serine Amino Acid with BNNT, BNAlNT, and BC2NNT. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-022-06916-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Mohammadi MD, Abdullah HY, Kalamse V, Chaudhari A. Interaction of Fluorouracil drug with boron nitride nanotube, Al doped boron nitride nanotube and BC2N nanotube. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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