Modification of Alkaloid Structure in the Conium Drug with Fullerenes C60

Abstract

The antineoplastic drug Conium, whose active components are piperidine alkaloids, and the possibility of a modification of its properties by fullerenes C60 are studied. The IR spectra of the mixture of the drug Conium and a fullerene water solution are obtained. The spectral manifestation of the formation of a complex of fullerene with one of the alkaloids, namely γ-coniceine, is detected. The existence of the complex and its spectral characteristics are confirmed by quantum-chemical computations with a Gaussian program. Moreover, the IR spectra are calculated, and the conformations of γ-coniceine are studied.