Interaction of Carmustine Tautomers with Adenine - DFT Study
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- 14 November 2020
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- Published by Earthline Publishers in Earthline Journal of Chemical Sciences
Abstract
Carmustine is a chemotherapic substance used in treatment of various cancers. In the present study, within the constraints of density functional theory (B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p)), tautomerism of carmustine has been investigated. It may undergo 1,3-type proton tautomerism, however the obtained data for vacuum conditions indicated that the equilibrium concentration of the enol type tautomer should be low. Afterwards, interactions of those tautomers with adenine, a constituent base of DNA and RNA, have been investigated. The composites (1:1) are electronically stable. Their heat of formations are exothermic and the free energy of formation values are favorable. Some of their calculated properties (structural, physicochemical and quantum chemical) are obtained and discussed.Keywords
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