Studies on esterification and sulfonation of riboflavin via semi-empirical methods.

Wojciech Pajak, Elzbieta Brzezińska, Cecylia Mielczarek

Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, 1 Muszyńskiego St., 90-151 Łódź, Poland. wojciech.pajak@umed.lodz.pl

Acta poloniae pharmaceutica 2013 Jul-Aug

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The article presents extended computer investigations of various sulfate derivatives of riboflavin. A number of physicochemical parameters such as total energy, binding energy and formation heat were calculated via semi-empirical methods AM1 and PM3 for the different derivatives of riboflavin. Their analysis made it possible to determine the sequence of formation of sulfate derivatives--esterification is the easiest at hydroxyl groups at the farthest positions from the ring. This methodology may be used to study biologically active compounds.

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Wojciech Pajak, Elzbieta Brzezińska, Cecylia Mielczarek. Studies on esterification and sulfonation of riboflavin via semi-empirical methods. Acta poloniae pharmaceutica. 2013 Jul-Aug;70(4):653-7