Identification of lamivudine conformers by Raman scattering measurements and quantum chemical calculations

J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2007 Apr 11;43(5):1885-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2007.01.014. Epub 2007 Jan 16.

Abstract

Characterization of nucleoside and non-nucleoside human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reverse transcriptase inhibitors conformers, NRTIs and NNRTIs, respectively, is fundamental for an improved treatment of infected individuals. Three conformers in lamivudine I powder are quickly identified in this work by assignment of some Raman peaks to their vibrational frequencies, as obtained by first principles quantum chemical calculations. The method is proposed as a practical procedure for non-destructive identification, analysis, and process monitoring of NRTIs and NNRTIs conformers.

MeSH terms

  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections / enzymology
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV Reverse Transcriptase / chemistry
  • HIV Reverse Transcriptase / therapeutic use
  • HIV-1 / drug effects
  • HIV-1 / enzymology
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Lamivudine / chemistry*
  • Lamivudine / pharmacology
  • Models, Molecular
  • Powders
  • Quantum Theory*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods*

Substances

  • Powders
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • Lamivudine
  • HIV Reverse Transcriptase