Abstract
The present paper reports the detailed computational study including molecular docking of a biologically active steroidal tetrazole, 7a-Aza-B-homostigmast-5-eno [7a,7-d] tetrazole-3 beta-yl chloride. The molecular structure, IR and NMR (C-13 and H-1) spectra of the tetrazole were interpreted by comparing the experimental results with the theoretical, B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) calculations. The vibrational bands appearing in the FTIR are assigned with great accuracy using animated modes. Molecular properties like HOMO-LUMO analysis, chemical reactivity descriptors, MEP mapping, dipole moment and natural atomic charges have been presented at the same level of theory. The theoretical results are found in good correlation with the experimental data. Moreover, the Hirshfeld analysis was carried out to ascertain the secondary interactions and associated 2D fingerprint plots. The in vitro anti-tumor activity of 7a-Aza-B-homostigmast-5-eno [7a,7-d] tetrazole-3 beta-yl chloride has also been carried out against five human tumor cell lines. Doxorubicin is used as a standard drug for the in vitro anti-tumor screening. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.