Solid and solution NMR studies of the complexation of Ag+ with the trans isomer of captopril: Biological activities of this high blood pressure drug along with its Ag+ complex

Anvarhusein A. Isab*, Mohamed I.M. Wazeer

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Abstract

Complexation of Ag+ with captopril, 1-[(2S)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]-l-proline, has been studied by 1H and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The equilibrium constants for the trans to cis isomers of captopril bound to Ag+ were measured by 1H NMR spectroscopy. It is observed that the trans isomer of the drug binds more strongly to Ag+ between pH 5 and 8, as shown by the broadening of the trans isomer's resonances in 13C NMR spectra on complexation. A monodentate complexation of the trans captopril with Ag+ via the thiol site is proposed based on the solid-state NMR and IR data. A superior antimicrobial activity is exhibited by the Cap-Ag(I) complex compared to captopril ligand itself against Heterotrotropic Plate Counts (HPC), Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Fecal streptococcus bacteria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)191-195
Number of pages5
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume65
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2006

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Research Committee of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (SABIC 2004-01). We thank the Bristol–Myer Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Princeton, NJ, for their generous gift of captopril.

Keywords

  • Ag(I)-captopril complex
  • Antimicrobial Activity
  • CP MAS of Ag(I)-captopril
  • Captopril

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Instrumentation
  • Spectroscopy

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