Physico-chemical Profiling of ACE-inhibitor Lisinopril: Acid-base Properties

Authors

  • Krisztina Takács-Novák Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Katalin Deák Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Szabolcs Béni Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Gergely Völgyi Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5599/admet.1.2.3

Abstract

The acid-base chemistry of a tetraprotic, ampholyte ACE-inhibitor, lisinopril was studied by different methods. Potentiometry in aqueous medium and co-solvent technique in methanol-water mixtures as well as 1H NMR-pH titration were applied for the highly precise measurement of protonation macroconstants. The logK values of lisinopril (at 25.0 °C and 0.15 M ionic strength) were found: logK1 = 10.75 ± 0.01, logK2 = 7.13 ± 0.01, logK3 = 3.13 ± 0.01, logK4 = 1.63 ± 0.01, calculated as an average of the best two values obtained by independent methods. NMR-pH titration was used to assign the constants to the functional groups and for the examination of site-specific, submolecular basicities of the molecule (determination of protonation microconstants). In the first two well separated protonation steps the macro- and microconstants are identical and assigned to the primary amino group (logK1 = logkA) and to the secondary amine basicity (logK2 = logkBA), respectively. The two carboxylates exhibit overlapping protonation and characterized first here by microconstants (logkDAB = 2.15 logkCAB = 3.10) revealing that the carboxylate on proline ring has 9 times greater intrinsic basicity than the carboxylate in the side chain. The distribution of protonation species (Lis2-; HLis-; H2Lis; H3Lis+; H4Lis2+) and microspecies (ABC; ABD) against the pH was calculated and used to interpret the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of lisinopril.

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Published

13-04-2013

How to Cite

Takács-Novák, K., Deák, K., Béni, S., & Völgyi, G. (2013). Physico-chemical Profiling of ACE-inhibitor Lisinopril: Acid-base Properties. ADMET and DMPK, 1(2), 6–16. https://doi.org/10.5599/admet.1.2.3

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