A DFT Model study of the carbocations formed via the fjord- and bay-region diol epoxide metabolites of isomeric dibenzopyrenes and naphthopyrene

A density-functional theory (DFT) study aimed at understanding structure-reactivity relationships in the oxidized metabolites of isomeric dibenzopyrenes (DBPs) and naphthopyrene (NP) is reported, These large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contain a pyrene moiety and two benzannelated rings...

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Autores: Borosky, Gabriela Leonor, Laali, Kenneth K.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/76098
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/76098
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbocations /
Density Functional Calculations /
Dna
Hydrocarbons /
Polycycles /
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pah) /
Structure-Activity Relationships /
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:A density-functional theory (DFT) study aimed at understanding structure-reactivity relationships in the oxidized metabolites of isomeric dibenzopyrenes (DBPs) and naphthopyrene (NP) is reported, These large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contain a pyrene moiety and two benzannelated rings or a naphtho ring, and depending on the annelation mode, possess a fjord region (DB[a,i]P and N[1,2-Ci]P) or two or three bay-regions (DB[a, h]P, DB[a,i]P, and DB[a,e]P). Relative energies of the resulting carbocations were examined and compared, taking into account the available biological activity data on these compounds. Geometrical, electronic and conformational issues were considered. Charge-delocalization modes in the resulting carbocations were deduced, by the changes in charges derived from, natural population analysis (NPA). The reported biological activity of these toxic PAHs was found, to correlate with the degree of deviation from planarity of the aromatic system, in accord with the higher bioactivity of the fjord- and methylated bay-region compounds. On the other hand, relative formation of the possible carbocations derived from, each PAH, as well as the activity order for compounds presenting similar distortions, were explained by their relative carbocation stabilities. The covalent adducts formed via the fjord-region diol epoxide of DB[a,I]P and the exocyclic amino group and the N-7 of guanine were computed, and relative energies and geometries of the resulting adducts were examined. Furthermore, PAH-purine base adduct formation was modeled inside a DNA fragment by means of the ONIOM method.