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Inhibition Conversion of Aspirin into Salicylic Acid in Presence of Glycine
Ranjana Singh1,2, Manish K Tiwari3, Ranjan K Singh4
1Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India. singh.ranjana413@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Aspirin (AS) is a common drug having anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory properties which is widely used in diverse medical conditions. The intake of AS may cause adverse effects such as gastrointestinal ulcer, tinnitus and Reye's syndrome. The adverse effects of AS arise due to conversion of AS into salicylic acid (SAL). Glycine (Gly) is a simplest non essential amino acid having anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. It also reduces the risk of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. AS with Gly is well accepted form of the drug for the treatment of rheumatic conditions in comparisons to the bare AS. In the present work using UV-Visible absorption, fluorescence and DFT/ TD-DFT techniques confirmed that in presence of Gly inhibited the conversion of AS into SAL effectively.
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