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Kang Y, Zhao Y, Wei Y, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Luo Q, Du J, Wang F. Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes with visible light-enhanced anticancer activity and multimodal cell imaging. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:12478-12489. [PMID: 37602756 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01661g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes have drawn growing attention due to their photophysical properties and anticancer activity. Herein we report four ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes [(N^N)2RuII(L)]2+ (1-4, L = 4-anilinoquinazoline derivatives, N^N = bidentate ligands with bis-nitrogen donors) as multi-functional anticancer agents. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in a broad range of cancer cells and related to many kinds of malignance. EGFR inhibitors, such as gefitinib and erlotinib, have been approved as clinical anticancer drugs. The EGFR-inhibiting 4-anilinoquinazoline ligands greatly enhanced the in vitro anticancer activity of these ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes against a series of human cancer cell lines compared to [Ru(bpy)2(phen)], but interestingly, these complexes were actually not potent EGFR inhibitors. Further mechanism studies revealed that upon irradiation with visible light, complexes 3 and 4 generated a high level of singlet oxygen (1O2), and their in vitro anticancer activities against human non-small-cell lung (A549), cervical (HeLa) and squamous (A431) cancer cells were significantly improved. Specifically, complex 3 displayed potent phototoxicity upon irradiation with blue light, of which the photo-toxicity indexes (PIs) against HeLa and A431 cells were 11 and 8.3, respectively. These complexes exhibited strong fluorescence emission at ca. 600 nm upon excitation at about 450 nm. A subcellular distribution study by fluorescence microscopy imaging and secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging (ToF-SIMS) demonstrated that complex 3 mainly localized at the cytoplasm and complex 4 mainly localized in the nuclei of cells. Competitive binding with ctDNA showed that complex 4 was more favorable to bind to the DNA minor groove than complex 3. These differences support that complex 3 possibly exerts its anticancer activities majorly by photo-induced 1O2 generation and complex 4 by binding to DNA.
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- Yan Kang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; National Centre for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, the Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China.
- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; National Centre for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; National Centre for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, the Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; National Centre for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; National Centre for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; National Centre for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, the Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; National Centre for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Jian Y, Peng Y, Zhou W, Xu Y, Li C, Wang X, Zhou Q. Ru(II) Complexes with Enaminone Structures for Rapid Sterilization of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA with Little Accumulation of Drug Resistance. ChemMedChem 2023; 18:e202300065. [PMID: 36751034 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Drug-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), pose a serious threat to human life. Therefore, there is urgent need to develop antibiotics with new chemical structures and antibacterial mechanisms, especially those that elicit little drug resistance after long-term use. Herein we synthesized three novel ruthenium complexes (Ru1-Ru3) containing the enaminone structures for the first time. At a concentration of 5 μM, Ru1-Ru3 can lead to a CFU reduction of about 5 log units towards S. aureus and MRSA. Interestingly, Ru3 displayed rapid bactericidal effects and could decrease the CFU numbers of both pathogens by 5 log units within 40 min. The control compounds (Ru4 and Ru5) without the enaminone structures displayed very poor antibacterial activity under the same conditions. Moreover, S. aureus did not show apparent drug resistance towards Ru3 after 20 passages incubation with a sublethal concentration. These results highlight the critical role of enaminone structures for antibacterial applications.
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- Yao Jian
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
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Dömötör O, Teixeira RG, Spengler G, Avecilla F, Marques F, Lenis-Rojas OA, Matos CP, de Almeida RFM, Enyedy ÉA, Tomaz AI. Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes with benzothiophene and benzimidazole derivatives: Synthesis, antitumor activity, solution studies and biospeciation. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 238:112058. [PMID: 36375357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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With the aim to incorporate pharmacophore motifs into the Ru(II)-polypyridyl framework, compounds [Ru(II)(1,10-phenantroline)2(2-(2-pyridyl)benzo[b]thiophene)](CF3SO3)2 (1) and [Ru(II)(1,10-phenantroline)2(2-(2-pyridyl)benzimidazole)](CF3SO3)2 (2) were prepared, characterized and tested for their antitumor potential. The solid-state structure of the compounds was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The solution behavior of both complexes was investigated, namely their solubility, stability, and lipophilicity in physiological mimetic conditions, as well as an eventual uptake by passive diffusion. In vitro anticancer activity of the complexes on ovarian and different colon cancer cells and apoptosis induction by the complexes were studied. A slow transformation process was observed for complex 1 in aqueous solution when exposed to sunlight, while complex 2 undergoes deprotonation (pKa = 7.59). The lipophilicity of this latter complex depends strongly on the pH and ionic strength. In contrast, 1 is rather hydrophilic under various conditions. Complex 1 was highly cytotoxic on Colo-205 human colon (IC50 = 7.87 μM) and A2780 ovarian (IC50 = 2.2 μM) adenocarcinoma cell lines, while 2 displayed moderate anticancer activity (30.9 μM and 18.0 μM, respectively). The complexes induced late apoptosis and necrosis. Only a weak binding of the complexes to human serum albumin, the main transport protein in blood serum, was found. However, a more significant binding to calf thymus DNA was observed in UV-visible titrations and fluorometric dye displacement studies. Detailed analysis of fluorescence lifetime data collected for the latter systems reveals not only the partial intercalation of the complexes, but goes beyond the usual simplified interpretations.
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- Orsolya Dömötör
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; MTA-SZTE Lendület Functional Metal Complexes Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1049-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- MTA-SZTE Lendület Functional Metal Complexes Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; Department of Medical Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Center and Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Semmelweis u. 6, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary
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- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NanoToxGen, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Campus de A Coruña, 15071A Coruña, Spain
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares and Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, EN 10 (km 139,7), 2695-066 Bobadela, Loures, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1049-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1049-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1049-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; MTA-SZTE Lendület Functional Metal Complexes Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1049-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Combination of light and Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes: Recent advances in the development of new anticancer drugs. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gurgul I, Mazuryk O, Rutkowska-Zbik D, Łomzik M, Krasowska A, Pietrzyk P, Stochel G, Brindell M. Microwave-assisted synthesis and photodynamic activity of tris-heteroleptic Ru(II) complexes with asymmetric polypyridyl ligands. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wu M, Zhang Z, Yong J, Schenk PM, Tian D, Xu ZP, Zhang R. Determination and Imaging of Small Biomolecules and Ions Using Ruthenium(II) Complex-Based Chemosensors. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:29. [PMID: 35695976 PMCID: PMC9192387 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00392-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Luminescence chemosensors are one of the most useful tools for the determination and imaging of small biomolecules and ions in situ in real time. Based on the unique photo-physical/-chemical properties of ruthenium(II) (Ru(II)) complexes, the development of Ru(II) complex-based chemosensors has attracted increasing attention in recent years, and thus many Ru(II) complexes have been designed and synthesized for the detection of ions and small biomolecules in biological and environmental samples. In this work, we summarize the research advances in the development of Ru(II) complex-based chemosensors for the determination of ions and small biomolecules, including anions, metal ions, reactive biomolecules and amino acids, with a particular focus on binding/reaction-based chemosensors for the investigation of intracellular analytes’ evolution through luminescence analysis and imaging. The advances, challenges and future research directions in the development of Ru(II) complex-based chemosensors are also discussed.
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- Miaomiao Wu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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Thomas JA, Zubi A, Alnafisah HA, Turega S, Marques I, Gomes JRB, Félix V. Being positive is not everything - experimental and computational studies on the selectivity of a self-assembled, multiple redox-state, receptor that binds anions with up to picomolar affinities. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202102465. [PMID: 34755915 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The interaction of the self-assembled trinuclear ruthenium bowl 1 3+ , that displays three other accessible oxidation states, with oxo-anions is investigated. Using a combination of NMR and electrochemical experimental data, estimates of the binding affinities of 1 4+ , 1 5+ , and 1 6+ for both halide and oxo-anions were derived. This analysis revealed that, across the range of oxidation states of the host, both high anion binding affinities (>10 9 M -1 for specific guests bound to 1 6+ ) and high selectivities (a range of >10 7 M -1 ) were observed. As the crystal structure of binding of the hexafluorophosphate anion revealed that the host has two potential binding sites (named the α and β pockets), the host-guest properties of both putative binding sites of the bowl, in all of its four oxidation states, were investigated through detailed quantum-based computational studies. These studies revealed that, due to the interplay of electrostatically assisted hydrogen-bonding and anion-π interactions, binding to the α pocket is generally preferred, except for the case of the relatively large and lipophilic hexafluorophosphate anionic guest and the host in the highest oxidation states, where the β pocket becomes relatively favourable. This analysis confirms that host-guest interactions involving structurally complex supramolecular architectures are driven by a combination of non-covalent interactions and, even in the case of charged binding pairs, electrostatics alone cannot accurately define these recognition processes.
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- Jim Antony Thomas
- University of Sheffiled, Department of Chemistry, Brook Hill, S3 7HF, Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Sheffield, Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Sheffield Hallam University, Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Aveiro CICECO: Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Chemistry, PORTUGAL
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- Centro de Investigação em Materiais Cerâmicos e Compósitos: Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Chemistry, PORTUGAL
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- University of Aveiro CICECO: Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Chemistry, PORTUGAL
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Andrezálová L, Országhová Z. Covalent and noncovalent interactions of coordination compounds with DNA: An overview. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 225:111624. [PMID: 34653826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Deoxyribonucleic acid plays a central role in crucial cellular processes, and many drugs exert their effects through binding to DNA. Since the discovery of cisplatin and its derivatives considerable attention of researchers has been focused on the development of novel anticancer metal-based drugs. Transition metal complexes, due to their great diversity in size and structure, have a big potential to modify DNA through diverse types of interactions, making them the prominent class of compounds for DNA targeted therapy. In this review we describe various binding modes of metal complexes to duplex DNA based on covalent and noncovalent interactions or combination of both. Specific examples of each binding mode as well as possible cytotoxic effects of metal complexes in tumor cells are presented.
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- Lucia Andrezálová
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinkova 2, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia; Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinkova 2, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Algar WR, Massey M, Rees K, Higgins R, Krause KD, Darwish GH, Peveler WJ, Xiao Z, Tsai HY, Gupta R, Lix K, Tran MV, Kim H. Photoluminescent Nanoparticles for Chemical and Biological Analysis and Imaging. Chem Rev 2021; 121:9243-9358. [PMID: 34282906 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs) for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new applications continue to be reported after two decades of research. This review provides a comprehensive and heuristic overview of this field. It is targeted to both newcomers and experts who are interested in a critical assessment of LNP materials, their properties, strengths and weaknesses, and prospective applications. Numerous LNP materials are cataloged by fundamental descriptions of their chemical identities and physical morphology, quantitative photoluminescence (PL) properties, PL mechanisms, and surface chemistry. These materials include various semiconductor quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, graphene derivatives, carbon dots, nanodiamonds, luminescent metal nanoclusters, lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles and downshifting nanoparticles, triplet-triplet annihilation nanoparticles, persistent-luminescence nanoparticles, conjugated polymer nanoparticles and semiconducting polymer dots, multi-nanoparticle assemblies, and doped and labeled nanoparticles, including but not limited to those based on polymers and silica. As an exercise in the critical assessment of LNP properties, these materials are ranked by several application-related functional criteria. Additional sections highlight recent examples of advances in chemical and biological analysis, point-of-care diagnostics, and cellular, tissue, and in vivo imaging and theranostics. These examples are drawn from the recent literature and organized by both LNP material and the particular properties that are leveraged to an advantage. Finally, a perspective on what comes next for the field is offered.
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- W Russ Algar
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Roy S, Colombo E, Vinck R, Mari C, Rubbiani R, Patra M, Gasser G. Increased Lipophilicity of Halogenated Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Leads to Decreased Phototoxicity in vitro when Used as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2966-2973. [PMID: 32473056 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In the fight against cancer, photodynamic therapy is generating great interest thanks to its ability to selectively kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissues. In this field, ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes, and more specifically, complexes with dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine (dppz) as a ligand are of particular interest due to their DNA-binding and photocleaving properties. However, ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes can sometimes suffer from low lipophilicity, which hampers cellular internalisation through passive diffusion. In this study, four new [Ru(dppz-X2 )3 ]2+ complexes (X=H, F, Cl, Br, I) were synthesized and their lipophilicity (logP), cytotoxicity and phototoxicity on cancerous and noncancerous cell lines were assessed. This study shows that, counterintuitively, the phototoxicity of these complexes decreases as their lipophilicity increases; this could be due solely to the atomic radius of the halogen substituents.
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- Saonli Roy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, 75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of fundamental Research, Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology, Homi Bhabha Road, Navy nagar, 400005, Mumbai, India
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, 75005, Paris, France
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Dinuclear ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes: Mechanistic study with biomolecules, DNA/BSA interactions and cytotoxic activity. Polyhedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2019.114334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Tartakoff SS, Finan JM, Curtis EJ, Anchukaitis HM, Couture DJ, Glazier S. Investigations into the DNA-binding mode of doxorubicinone. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:1992-1998. [PMID: 30406253 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02344a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cancer treatment is one of the major challenges facing the modern biomedical profession. Development of new small-molecule chemotherapeutics requires an understanding of the mechanism of action for these treatments, as well as the structure-activity relationship. Study of the well-known DNA-intercalating agent, doxorubicin, and its aglycone, doxorubicinone, was undertaken using a variety of spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques. It was found that, despite conservation of the planar, aromatic portion of doxorubicin, the agylcone does not intercalate; it instead likely binds to the DNA minor-groove.
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Archer SA, Raza A, Dröge F, Robertson C, Auty AJ, Chekulaev D, Weinstein JA, Keane T, Meijer AJHM, Haycock JW, MacNeil S, Thomas JA. A dinuclear ruthenium(ii) phototherapeutic that targets duplex and quadruplex DNA. Chem Sci 2019; 10:3502-3513. [PMID: 30996941 PMCID: PMC6430095 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05084h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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With the aim of developing a sensitizer for photodynamic therapy, a previously reported luminescent dinuclear complex that functions as a DNA probe in live cells was modified to produce a new iso-structural derivative containing RuII(TAP)2 fragments (TAP = 1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene). The structure of the new complex has been confirmed by a variety of techniques including single crystal X-ray analysis. Unlike its parent, the new complex displays Ru → L-based 3MLCT emission in both MeCN and water. Results from electrochemical studies and emission quenching experiments involving guanosine monophosphate are consistent with an excited state located on a TAP moiety. This hypothesis is further supported by detailed DFT calculations, which take into account solvent effects on excited state dynamics. Cell-free steady-state and time-resolved optical studies on the interaction of the new complex with duplex and quadruplex DNA show that the complex binds with high affinity to both structures and indicate that its photoexcited state is also quenched by DNA, a process that is accompanied by the generation of the guanine radical cation sites as photo-oxidization products. Like the parent complex, this new compound is taken up by live cells where it primarily localizes within the nucleus and displays low cytotoxicity in the absence of light. However, in complete contrast to [{RuII(phen)2}2(tpphz)]4+, the new complex is therapeutically activated by light to become highly phototoxic toward malignant human melanoma cell lines showing that it is a promising lead for the treatment of this recalcitrant cancer.
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- Stuart A Archer
- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Materials Science & Engineering , University of Sheffield , Mappin St , Sheffield S1 3JD , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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- Materials Science & Engineering , University of Sheffield , Mappin St , Sheffield S1 3JD , UK . ;
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- Materials Science & Engineering , University of Sheffield , Mappin St , Sheffield S1 3JD , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325
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Xu X, Wang S, Mi Y, Zhao H, Zheng Z, Zhao X. A hydroxyquinoline-appended ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl complex that induces and stabilizes G-quadruplex DNA. J COORD CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2018.1548703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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- Xuexue Xu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taishan University, Taian, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
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Ruthenium coordination compounds of biological and biomedical significance. DNA binding agents. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pal M, Nandi U, Mukherjee D. Detailed account on activation mechanisms of ruthenium coordination complexes and their role as antineoplastic agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 150:419-445. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Mardanya S, Mondal D, Baitalik S. Bimetallic Ru(ii) and Os(ii) complexes based on a pyrene-bisimidazole spacer: synthesis, photophysics, electrochemistry and multisignalling DNA binding studies in the near infrared region. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:17010-17024. [PMID: 29184930 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03355a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We report in this paper the synthesis, characterization, photophysical and electrochemical properties, and detailed DNA binding affinities of two homobimetallic Ru(ii) and Os(ii) complexes derived from a new bridging ligand consisting of two pyridyl-imidazole coordinating units rigidly coupled with a central pyrene moiety. The structure of the diruthenium complex was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Both complexes exhibit luminescence at room temperature from their 3MLCT states, with lifetimes of τ1 = 12.6 ns and τ2 = 48.8 ns for the Ru(ii) complex (1) and τ1 = 23.7 ns for the Os(ii) complex (2). For 2, the luminescence maximum stretches to the NIR region, which is suitable for potential biological applications. Both complexes exhibit two successive one-electron reversible metal-centered oxidations in the positive potential window. Computational studies employing DFT and TD-DFT methods were also performed to assign the experimentally observed optical spectral bands in the complexes. The binding affinities of the complexes towards DNA were thoroughly investigated through a variety of techniques, viz. absorption, luminescence, excited state lifetime, circular dichroism, thermal denaturation, viscosity measurement, and relative DNA binding studies using ethidium bromide. Finally, molecular docking studies were also carried out to visualize the modes of interaction between the complexes and DNA.
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- Sourav Mardanya
- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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Synthesis and characterization of two new trans palladium (II) complexes containing benzylamine ligand: DNA/BSA interactions, molecular docking and in vitro cytotoxic activity. Inorganica Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Derrat HS, Robertson CC, Meijer AJHM, Thomas JA. Turning intercalators into groove binders: synthesis, photophysics and DNA binding properties of tetracationic mononuclear ruthenium(ii)-based chromophore–quencher complexes. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:12300-12307. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt02633e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Despite incorporating an extended planar polyaromatic ligand two newly synthesized RuII complexes are not DNA intercalators but groove binders.
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- Hanan S. Derrat
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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Ramu V, Aute S, Taye N, Guha R, Walker MG, Mogare D, Parulekar A, Thomas JA, Chattopadhyay S, Das A. Photo-induced cytotoxicity and anti-metastatic activity of ruthenium(ii)–polypyridyl complexes functionalized with tyrosine or tryptophan. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:6634-6644. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00670e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The synergestic effect of oxygen, light, and photosensitizer has found application in photodyanmic therapy (PDT).
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- Vadde Ramu
- Organic Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune
- India
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- Organic Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune
- India
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- Chromatin and Disease Biology Laboratory
- National Centre for Cell Science
- Pune
- India
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- Organic Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune
- India
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- Chromatin and Disease Biology Laboratory
- National Centre for Cell Science
- Pune
- India
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- Chromatin and Disease Biology Laboratory
- National Centre for Cell Science
- Pune
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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- Chromatin and Disease Biology Laboratory
- National Centre for Cell Science
- Pune
- India
- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
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- Organic Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune
- India
- CSIR-Central Salt and marine Chemicals Research Institute
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Walker MG, Ramu V, Meijer AJHM, Das A, Thomas JA. A ratiometric sensor for DNA based on a dual emission Ru(dppz) light-switch complex. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:6079-6086. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00801e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Herein we describe the DNA binding properties of two new water-soluble ruthenium complexes; experimental and computational data reveal that both complexes display dual emission from MLCT and LLCT excited states.
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune 411008
- India
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune 411008
- India
- CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute
- Bhavnagar
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- Department of Chemistry University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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Chen Y, Wu Q, Wang X, Xie Q, Tang Y, Lan Y, Zhang S, Mei W. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Arene Ru(II) Complexes Induce Tumor Cell Apoptosis Through Selectively Binding and Stabilizing bcl-2 G-Quadruplex DNA. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2016; 9:ma9050386. [PMID: 28773504 PMCID: PMC5503023 DOI: 10.3390/ma9050386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A series of arene Ru(II) complexes coordinated with phenanthroimidazole derivatives, [(η⁶-C₆H₆)Ru(l)Cl]Cl(1b L = p-ClPIP = 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)imidazole[4,5f] 1,10-phenanthroline; 2b L = m-ClPIP = 2-(3-Chlorophenyl)imidazole[4,5f] 1,10-phenanthroline; 3b L = p-NPIP = 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)imidazole[4,5f] 1,10-phenanthroline; 4b L = m-NPIP = 2-(3-Nitrophenyl) imidazole [4,5f] 1,10-phenanthroline) were synthesized in yields of 89.9%-92.7% under conditions of microwave irradiation heating for 30 min to liberate four arene Ru(II) complexes (1b, 2b, 3b, 4b). The anti-tumor activity of 1b against various tumor cells was evaluated by MTT assay. The results indicated that this complex blocked the growth of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells with an IC50 of 16.59 μM. Flow cytometric analysis showed that apoptosis of A549 cells was observed following treatment with 1b. Furthermore, the in vitro DNA-binding behaviors that were confirmed by spectroscopy indicated that 1b could selectively bind and stabilize bcl-2 G-quadruplex DNA to induce apoptosis of A549 cells. Therefore, the synthesized 1b has impressive bcl-2 G-quadruplex DNA-binding and stabilizing activities with potential applications in cancer chemotherapy.
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- Yanhua Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 440100, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510310, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Du J, Kang Y, Zhao Y, Zheng W, Zhang Y, Lin Y, Wang Z, Wang Y, Luo Q, Wu K, Wang F. Synthesis, Characterization, and in Vitro Antitumor Activity of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Tethering EGFR-Inhibiting 4-Anilinoquinazolines. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:4595-605. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Jun Du
- College of Chemistry
and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids,
the Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids,
the Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Sciences; CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems;
Beijing Centre for Mass Spectrometry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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Zheng C, Liu Y, Liu Y, Qin X, Zhou Y, Liu J. Dinuclear ruthenium complexes display loop isomer selectivity to c-MYC DNA G-quadriplex and exhibit anti-tumour activity. J Inorg Biochem 2016; 156:122-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Liu P, Wu BY, Liu J, Dai YC, Wang YJ, Wang KZ. DNA Binding and Photocleavage Properties, Cellular Uptake and Localization, and in-Vitro Cytotoxicity of Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Varying Lengths in Bridging Alkyl Linkers. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:1412-22. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ping Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials,
and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, and ‡College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials,
and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, and ‡College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials,
and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, and ‡College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials,
and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, and ‡College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials,
and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, and ‡College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials,
and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, and ‡College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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Martínez-Calvo M, Orange KN, Elmes RBP, la Cour Poulsen B, Williams DC, Gunnlaugsson T. Ru(II)-polypyridyl surface functionalised gold nanoparticles as DNA targeting supramolecular structures and luminescent cellular imaging agents. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:563-74. [PMID: 26647086 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr05598a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The development of Ru(II) functionalized gold nanoparticles 1–3·AuNP is described. These systems were found to be mono-disperse with a hydrodynamic radius of ca. 15 nm in water but gave rise to the formation of higher order structures in buffered solution. The interaction of 1–3·AuNP with DNA was also studied by spectroscopic and microscopic methods and suggested the formation of large self-assembly structures in solution. The uptake of 1–3·AuNP by cancer cells was studied using both confocal fluorescence as well as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with the aim of investigating their potential as tools for cellular biology. These systems displaying a non-toxic profile with favourable photophysical properties may have application across various biological fields including diagnostics and therapeutics.
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- Miguel Martínez-Calvo
- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. and Department of Chemistry, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Hong M, Chang G, Li R, Niu M. Anti-proliferative activity and DNA/BSA interactions of five mono- or di-organotin(iv) compounds derived from 2-hydroxy-N′-[(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]-benzohydrazone. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj00525j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Five hydrazone Schiff base organotin(iv) complexes were synthesized and their anticancer mechanism was preliminarily studied.
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- Min Hong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaocheng University
- Liaocheng 252059
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaocheng University
- Liaocheng 252059
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaocheng University
- Liaocheng 252059
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Liaocheng University
- Liaocheng 252059
- China
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Balakrishnan C, Natarajan S, Neelakantan MA. Exploration of biological activities of alkyne arms containing Cu(ii) and Ni(ii) complexes: syntheses, crystal structures and DFT calculations. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra20650f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Several mononuclear Cu(ii) and Ni(ii) Schiff base (N,O-donor) complexes were synthesized and characterized. The binding ability with DNA and BSA and catecholase activity of the complexes were investigated.
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- Department of Pharmacy
- School of Health Sciences
- Kwazulu Natal University
- Durban-4001
- South Africa
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- Chemistry Research Centre
- National Engineering College
- Tamil Nadu
- India
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Adam R, Bilbao-Ramos P, Abarca B, Ballesteros R, González-Rosende ME, Dea-Ayuela MA, Estevan F, Alzuet-Piña G. Triazolopyridopyrimidines: an emerging family of effective DNA photocleavers. DNA binding. Antileishmanial activity. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:4903-17. [PMID: 25812028 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00280j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Triazolopyridopyrimidines 3-phenyl-6,8-di(2-pyridyl)-[1,2,3]triazolo[5',1':6,1]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine (1a), 6,8-di(pyridin-2-yl)-[1,2,3]triazolo[1',5':1,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine (1b) and 3-methyl-6,8-di(2-pyridyl)-[1,2,3]triazolo[5',1':6,1]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine (1c) were prepared and their electrochemical and luminescence properties were studied in depth. The DNA binding ability of this series of compounds has been investigated by means of UV-vis absorption and fluorescence titrations, steady-state emission quenching with ferrocyanide as well as viscosity measurements. Results have shown that triazolopyridopyrimidine 1a interacts strongly at DNA grooves. This compound also displays preferential binding to GC-rich sequences and the ability to photooxidize guanine. Moreover, these studies have revealed the key role of the phenyl substituent at the triazole ring in the binding affinity of 1a-c. Compounds 1b and 1c did not show appreciable propensity for DNA binding, however these triazolopyridopyrimidines demonstrated to present photoinduced DNA cleavage activity, 1b being more active than 1c. DNA photocleavage mediated by these compounds takes place mainly through single strand scission events and, in a minor extent, through double strand cuts. Mechanistic investigations using radical scavengers showed that both 1b and 1c generate reactive oxygen species (singlet oxygen, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals) upon irradiation. Both type I and type II mechanisms are involved in the photocleavage process. Furthermore, compounds 1a-c were tested for their antiprotozoal activity against four different Leishmania spp. (L. infantum, L. braziliensis, L. guyanensis and L. amazonensis). Triazolopyridopyrimidines 1a and 1c resulted to be more active and selective than the reference drug (miltefosine) in vitro against L. infantum amastigotes. Compound 1a exhibited high leishmanicidal activity against L. infantum spleen forms in the in vivo test.
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- Rosa Adam
- Departament de Química Orgànica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
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Bhat SS, Revankar VK, Khan A, Butcher RJ, Thatipamula K. Supramolecular architecture and photophysical and biological properties of ruthenium(ii) polypyridyl complexes. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj02394c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A two-dimensional cyclic hybrid water–chloride anionic network has been structurally characterized in a metal–organic matrix. DNA interactions and the cytotoxicity of ruthenium(ii) complexes have been studied.
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- Satish S. Bhat
- Department of Chemistry
- Karnatak University
- Dharwad-580003
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Pune
- Pune-411007
- India
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Ryan GJ, Poynton FE, Elmes RBP, Erby M, Williams DC, Quinn SJ, Gunnlaugsson T. Unexpected DNA binding properties with correlated downstream biological applications in mono vs. bis-1,8-naphthalimide Ru(ii)-polypyridyl conjugates. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:16332-44. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt00360a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The development of two 1,8-napthalimide-conjugated Ru(ii)-polypyridyl complexes which exhibit different DNA binding and photocleavage behavior is presented.
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- Gary J. Ryan
- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology
- and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology
- and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI)
- Trinity College Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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Singh AK, Pandey DS, Xu Q, Braunstein P. Recent advances in supramolecular and biological aspects of arene ruthenium(II) complexes. Coord Chem Rev 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A ruthenium(II) complex capable of inducing and stabilizing bcl-2 G-quadruplex formation as a potential cancer inhibitor. J Inorg Biochem 2014; 134:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Revised: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Airoldi M, Barone G, Gennaro G, Giuliani AM, Giustini M. Interaction of doxorubicin with polynucleotides. A spectroscopic study. Biochemistry 2014; 53:2197-207. [PMID: 24641674 DOI: 10.1021/bi401687v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The interaction of doxorubicin (DX) with model polynucleotides poly(dG-dC)·poly(dG-dC) (polyGC), poly(dA-dT)·poly(dA-dT) (polyAT), and calf thymus DNA has been studied by several spectroscopic techniques in phosphate buffer aqueous solutions. UV-vis, circular dichroism, and fluorescence spectroscopic data confirm that intercalation is the prevailing mode of interaction, and also reveal that the interaction with AT-rich regions leads to the transfer of excitation energy to DX not previously documented in the literature. Moreover, the DX affinity for AT sites has been found to be on the same order of magnitude as that reported for GC sites.
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- Marta Airoldi
- Dipartimento STEBICEF, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze , Parco D'Orleans, Pad. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Ahmad H, Wragg A, Cullen W, Wombwell C, Meijer AJHM, Thomas JA. From Intercalation to Groove Binding: Switching the DNA-Binding Mode of Isostructural Transition-Metal Complexes. Chemistry 2014; 20:3089-96. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Li Q, Zhang J, Yang L, Yu Q, Chen Q, Qin X, Le F, Zhang Q, Liu J. Stabilization of G-quadruplex DNA and inhibition of telomerase activity studies of ruthenium(II) complexes. J Inorg Biochem 2014; 130:122-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Gan GL, Chao H, Cai XP, Jiang ZS, Li H. Condensation and salt-induced decondensation of DNA upon incorporation of a V-shaped luminescent [Ru2(bpy)4(mbpibH2)]4+. J Inorg Biochem 2013; 129:9-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ma DL, He HZ, Leung KH, Chan DSH, Leung CH. Bioactive Luminescent Transition-Metal Complexes for Biomedical Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:7666-7682. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201208414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Chitrapriya N, Kim R, Jang YJ, Cho DW, Han SW, Kim SK. Sequence Dependent Binding Modes of the ΔΔ- and ΛΛ-binuclear Ru(II) Complexes to poly[d(G-C) 2] and poly[d(A-T) 2]. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2013. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.7.2117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen X, Xue LX, Ju CC, Wang KZ. The effects of linear assembly of two carbazole groups on acid-base and DNA-binding properties of a ruthenium(II) complex. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 111:196-203. [PMID: 23639737 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A novel Ru(II) complex of [Ru(bpy)2(Hbcpip)](ClO4)2 {where bpy=2,2-bipyridine, Hbcpip=2-(4-(9H-3,9'-bicarbazol-9-yl)phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline} is synthesized and characterized. Calf-thymus DNA-binding properties of the complex were studied by UV-vis absorption and luminescence titrations, steady-state emission quenching by [Fe(CN)6](4-), DNA competitive binding with ethidium bromide, thermal denaturation and DNA viscosity measurements. The results indicate that the complex partially intercalated into the DNA with a binding constant of (5.5±1.4)×10(5) M(-1) in buffered 50 mM NaCl. The acid-base properties of the complex were also studied by UV-visible and luminescence spectrophotometric pH titrations, and ground- and excited-state acidity ionization constant values were derived.
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- Xi Chen
- College of Chemistry and Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Ma DL, He HZ, Leung KH, Chan DSH, Leung CH. Bioaktive lumineszierende Übergangsmetallkomplexe für biomedizinische Anwendungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201208414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Yuan CL, Zhang AG, Zheng ZB, Wang KZ. The effects of structural variations of thiophene-containing Ru(II) complexes on the acid–base and DNA binding properties. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2013; 31:316-30. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2012.698238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zhao XL, Li ZS, Zheng ZB, Zhang AG, Wang KZ. pH luminescence switch, DNA binding and photocleavage, and cytotoxicity of a dinuclear ruthenium complex. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:5764-77. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt33116d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zhao XL, Ma YZ, Wang KZ. Synthesis, pH-induced “on–off–on” luminescence switching, and partially intercalative DNA-binding and DNA photocleavage properties of an β-d-allopyranoside-grafted ruthenium(II) complex. J Inorg Biochem 2012; 113:66-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2012.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Liu D, Liu Y, Wang C, Shi S, Sun D, Gao F, Zhang Q, Liu J. Polypyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium(II): Stabilization of G-quadruplex DNA and Inhibition of Telomerase Activity. Chempluschem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201200039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Gill MR, Thomas JA. Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes and DNA--from structural probes to cellular imaging and therapeutics. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:3179-92. [PMID: 22314926 DOI: 10.1039/c2cs15299a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 619] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In the last few decades, coordination complexes based on d(6) metal centres and polypyridyl ligand architectures been developed as structure- and site-specific reversible DNA binding agents. Due to their attractive photophysical properties, much of this research has focused on complexes based on ruthenium(II) centres and, more recently, attention has turned to the use of these complexes in biological contexts. As the rules that govern the cellular uptake and cellular localisation of such systems are determined they are finding numerous applications ranging from imaging to therapeutics. This review illustrates how the interdisciplinary nature of this research-which takes in synthetic chemistry, biophysical and in cellulo studies-makes this an exciting area in which an array of further applications are likely to emerge.
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- Martin R Gill
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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Synthesis, characterization, photophysical studies and interaction with DNA of a new family of Ru(II) furyl- and thienyl-imidazo-phenanthroline polypyridyl complexes. Inorganica Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Elmes RBP, Kitchen JA, Williams DC, Gunnlaugsson T. Pushing the limit: synthesis, photophysical and DNA binding studies of a NIR-emitting Ru(ii)-polypyridyl probe with ‘light switch’ behaviour. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:6607-10. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt00020b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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DNA- and RNA-binding and enhanced DNA-photocleavage properties of a ferrocenyl-containing ruthenium(II) complex. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 107:104-10. [PMID: 22178672 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The interaction of [Ru(bpy)(2)(fip)](PF(6))(2) {bpy=2,2'-bipyridine, fip=2-ferrocenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]-phenanthroline} with calf thymus DNA and yeast tRNA was investigated comparatively by UV-visible absorption and luminescence spectrophotometric titrations, steady-state emission quenching by [Fe(CN)(6)](4-), ethidium bromide competition experiment, DNA thermal denaturation, viscosity measurements and salt effect studies. The results suggest that the complex binds to the DNA more strongly than to the RNA. The density functional theory calculations were also carried out in order to better understand the nucleic acid binding properties. Agarose gel electrophoresis showed that the complex exhibited enhanced DNA-photocleavage capacity on pUC 18 plasmid DNA under irradiation at 360 nm as compared with a ferrocenyl-free analogous complex.
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