Spectral, DFT and molecular docking investigations on Etodolac

Publication date: 5 November 2019Source: Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1195Author(s): B. Amul, S. Muthu, M. Raja, S. SevvanthiAbstractThe title compound (RS) -2- (1, 8-Diethyl- 4, 9-dihydro-3H- pyrano [3, 4-b] indol-1-yl) acetic acid (Etodolac) was characterized by experimental FTIR, FT-Raman, NMR and UV-Visible spectral analysis. The optimized molecular geometry and vibrational wave numbers were calculated by employing the method of DFT and B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) basis set. The vibrational assignments were calculated using VEDA program. Carbon and Proton NMR chemical shifts were calculated in different solvents by GIAO method. Theoretical UV-Visible spectrum was obtained in DMSO and in gas phase using TD-DFT method. For the title compound, HOMO-LUMO and Donor- Acceptor (NBO) interactions were studied. In addition, MEP map was traced to find the reactive sites of Etodolac. Further, NLO properties such as dipole moment, linear and first order hyperpolarizabilities have been studied to reveal NLO nature of the title compound. Also the thermodynamic properties with respect to temperature were calculated. All the theoretical predictions were carried out by using DFT-B3LYP method at the level of 6–311++G(d, p). Finally to find its biological importance, the molecular docking interaction was studied to reveal that Etodolac is a selective inhibitor of COX (cyclooxygenase) enzyme.Graphical abstract
Source: Journal of Molecular Structure - Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research