Biomedical subjects

F J Luque

Publications and source records attributed to F J Luque.

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PubMed1987

On the mechanism of histamine H2 receptor activation.

The H2 receptor activation mechanism model proposed by Weinstein et al. [Mol. Pharmacol. 12:738-745 (1976)] has been considered for the set of H2 agonists. The energetics of the model proton transfer processes from a proton-donor site to the heterocycle ring of the agonist molecule and from this one to a proton acceptor site have been studied by using the semiempirical AM1 and MNDO quantum mechanical methods. The STO-3G ab initio molecular electrostatic potential for each compound in its active form has also been computed. Results show the mechanistic model to be satisfactory and lead to a qualitative and quantitative explanation of the H2 activity data.

Chemical Phenomena↗

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A theoretical investigation on the effect of remote amino groups in hydrogen bonding of nucleic acids.

The effect of remote amino groups in the H-bonding of complementary bases of duplex and triplex DNA has been investigated in the gas phase by means of density functional theory. It is found that amino groups incorporated in regions of the purine that are distant from the H-bonding sites might have a notable influence on the stability of H-bonded dimers. The results show that, in addition to primary and secondary interactions, polarization effects can be relevant for the determination of hydrogen bonding in nucleobases.

Amines↗