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Kowalski K. A brief survey on the application of metal-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition reactions to the synthesis of ferrocenyl-x-1,2,3-triazolyl-R (x = none or a linker and R = organic entity) compounds with anticancer activity. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Desiatkina O, Mösching M, Anghel N, Boubaker G, Amdouni Y, Hemphill A, Furrer J, Păunescu E. New Nucleic Base-Tethered Trithiolato-Bridged Dinuclear Ruthenium(II)-Arene Compounds: Synthesis and Antiparasitic Activity. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27238173. [PMID: 36500266 PMCID: PMC9738179 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aiming toward compounds with improved anti-Toxoplasma activity by exploiting the parasite auxotrophies, a library of nucleobase-tethered trithiolato-bridged dinuclear ruthenium(II)-arene conjugates was synthesized and evaluated. Structural features such as the type of nucleobase and linking unit were progressively modified. For comparison, diruthenium hybrids with other type of molecules were also synthesized and assessed. A total of 37 compounds (diruthenium conjugates and intermediates) were evaluated in a primary screening for in vitro activity against transgenic Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites constitutively expressing β-galactosidase (T. gondii β-gal) at 0.1 and 1 µM. In parallel, the cytotoxicity in non-infected host cells (human foreskin fibroblasts, HFF) was determined by alamarBlue assay. Twenty compounds strongly impairing parasite proliferation with little effect on HFF viability were subjected to T. gondii β-gal half maximal inhibitory concentration determination (IC50) and their toxicity for HFF was assessed at 2.5 µM. Two promising compounds were identified: 14, ester conjugate with 9-(2-oxyethyl)adenine, and 36, a click conjugate bearing a 2-(4-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)methyl substituent, with IC50 values of 0.059 and 0.111 µM respectively, significantly lower compared to pyrimethamine standard (IC50 = 0.326 µM). Both 14 and 36 exhibited low toxicity against HFF when applied at 2.5 µM and are candidates for potential treatment options in a suitable in vivo model.
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- Oksana Desiatkina
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles, Université de la Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet 2020, Tunisia
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Toma M, Zubčić G, Lapić J, Djaković S, Šakić D, Vrček V. Ferrocenoyl-adenines: substituent effects on regioselective acylation. Beilstein J Org Chem 2022; 18:1270-1277. [PMID: 36225728 PMCID: PMC9520867 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.18.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A series of N6-substituted adenine–ferrocene conjugates was prepared and the reaction mechanism underlying the synthesis was explored. The SN2-like reaction between ferrocenoyl chloride and adenine anions is a regioselective process in which the product ratio (N7/N9-ferrocenoyl isomers) is governed by the steric property of the substituent at the N6-position. Steric effects were evaluated by using Charton (empirical) and Sterimol (computational) parameters. The bulky substituents may shield the proximal N7 region of space, which prevents the approach of an electrophile towards the N7 atom. As a consequence, the formation of N7-isomer is a kinetically less feasible process, i.e., the corresponding transition state structure increases in relative energy (compared to the formation of the N9-isomer). In cases where the steric hindrance is negligible, the electronic effect of the N6-substituent is prevailing. That was supported by calculations of Fukui functions and molecular orbital coefficients. Both descriptors indicated that the N7 atom was more nucleophilic than its N9-counterpart in all adenine anion derivatives. We demonstrated that selected substituents may shift the acylation of purines from a regioselective to a regiospecific mode.
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- Mateja Toma
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Sheppard SA, Bennett TLR, Long NJ. Development and Characterisation of Highly‐Conjugated Functionalised Ferrocenylene Macrocycles. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Imperial College of Science Dept. of Chemistry South Kensington SW7 2AZ London UNITED KINGDOM
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Gil‐Moles M, Türck S, Basu U, Pettenuzzo A, Bhattacharya S, Rajan A, Ma X, Büssing R, Wölker J, Burmeister H, Hoffmeister H, Schneeberg P, Prause A, Lippmann P, Kusi‐Nimarko J, Hassell‐Hart S, McGown A, Guest D, Lin Y, Notaro A, Vinck R, Karges J, Cariou K, Peng K, Qin X, Wang X, Skiba J, Szczupak Ł, Kowalski K, Schatzschneider U, Hemmert C, Gornitzka H, Milaeva ER, Nazarov AA, Gasser G, Spencer J, Ronconi L, Kortz U, Cinatl J, Bojkova D, Ott I. Metallodrug Profiling against SARS-CoV-2 Target Proteins Identifies Highly Potent Inhibitors of the S/ACE2 interaction and the Papain-like Protease PL pro. Chemistry 2021; 27:17928-17940. [PMID: 34714566 PMCID: PMC8653295 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The global spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has called for an urgent need for dedicated antiviral therapeutics. Metal complexes are commonly underrepresented in compound libraries that are used for screening in drug discovery campaigns, however, there is growing evidence for their role in medicinal chemistry. Based on previous results, we have selected more than 100 structurally diverse metal complexes for profiling as inhibitors of two relevant SARS-CoV-2 replication mechanisms, namely the interaction of the spike (S) protein with the ACE2 receptor and the papain-like protease PLpro . In addition to many well-established types of mononuclear experimental metallodrugs, the pool of compounds tested was extended to approved metal-based therapeutics such as silver sulfadiazine and thiomersal, as well as polyoxometalates (POMs). Among the mononuclear metal complexes, only a small number of active inhibitors of the S/ACE2 interaction was identified, with titanocene dichloride as the only strong inhibitor. However, among the gold and silver containing complexes many turned out to be very potent inhibitors of PLpro activity. Highly promising activity against both targets was noted for many POMs. Selected complexes were evaluated in antiviral SARS-CoV-2 assays confirming activity for gold complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) or dithiocarbamato ligands, a silver NHC complex, titanocene dichloride as well as a POM compound. These studies might provide starting points for the design of metal-based SARS-CoV-2 antiviral agents.
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Sharma B, Kumar V. Has Ferrocene Really Delivered Its Role in Accentuating the Bioactivity of Organic Scaffolds? J Med Chem 2021; 64:16865-16921. [PMID: 34792350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ferrocene is an important structural core in bioorganometallic chemistry because of its inherent stability, excellent redox properties, and low toxicity. Ferroquine and ferrocifen are two of the most notable contributions of ferrocene to medicinal chemistry with remarkable antimalarial and anticancer properties. The improved medicinal properties of these drug candidates highlight the impact that ferrocene can have on the molecular and biological properties of the bioactive compounds. In this Perspective, we investigate the scope and limitations of ferrocene incorporation into organic compounds/natural products on their mode of action and biological activities. We have also discussed the detailed role of ferrocene modifications in influencing the anticancer, antimalarial, and antimicrobial properties of various bioactive moieties to design safer and promising ferrocene-based drugs.
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- Bharvi Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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Peter S, Morifi E, Aderibigbe BA. Hybrid Compounds Containing a Ferrocene Scaffold as Potential Antimalarials. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202004710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Sijongesonke Peter
- Department of Chemistry University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus Alice 5700, Eastern Cape South Africa
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- School of Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry Division University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Private Bag X3 WITS 2050 South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus Alice 5700, Eastern Cape South Africa
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Toma M, Kuvek T, Vrček V. Ionization Energy and Reduction Potential in Ferrocene Derivatives: Comparison of Hybrid and Pure DFT Functionals. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:8029-8039. [PMID: 32900203 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c06663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Hybrid density functionals have been regularly applied in state-of-the-art computational models for predicting reduction potentials. Benchmark calculations of the absolute reduction potential of ferricenium/ferrocene couple, the IUPAC-proposed reference in nonaqueous solution, include the B3LYP/6-31G(d)/LanL2TZf protocol. We used this procedure to calculate ionization energies and reduction potentials for a comprehensive set of ferrocene derivatives. The protocol works very well for a number of derivatives. However, a significant discrepancy (>1 V) between experimental and calculated data was detected for selected cases. Three variables were assessed to detect an origin of the observed failure: density functional, basis set, and solvation model. It comes out that the Hartree-Fock exchange fraction in hybrid-DFT methods is the main source of the error. The accidental errors were observed for other hybrid models like PBE0, BHandHLYP, and M06-2X. Therefore, hybrid DFT methods should be used with caution, or pure functionals (BLYP or M06L) may be used instead.
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- Mateja Toma
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Lanez E, Bechki L, Lanez T. Ferrocenylmethylnucleobases Synthesis, DFT Calculations, Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization. CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.23939/chcht14.02.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ismail MK, Khan Z, Rana M, Horswell SL, Male L, Nguyen HV, Perotti A, Romero-Canelón I, Wilkinson EA, Hodges NJ, Tucker JHR. Effect of Regiochemistry and Methylation on the Anticancer Activity of a Ferrocene-Containing Organometallic Nucleoside Analogue. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2487-2494. [PMID: 32255248 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Four new bis-substituted ferrocene derivatives containing either a hydroxyalkyl or methoxyalkyl group and either a thyminyl or methylthyminyl group have been synthesised and characterised by a range of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. They were included in a structure-activity-relationship (SAR) study probing anticancer activities in osteosarcoma (bone cancer) cell lines and were compared with a known lead compound, 1-(S,Rp ), a nucleoside analogue that is highly toxic to cancer cells. Biological studies using the MTT assay revealed that a regioisomer of ferronucleoside 1-(S,Rp ), which only differs from the lead compound in being substituted on two cyclopentadienyl rings rather than one, was over 20 times less cytotoxic. On the other hand, methylated derivatives of 1-(S,Rp ) showed comparable cytotoxicities to the lead compound. Overall these studies indicate that a mechanism of action for 1-(S,Rp ) cannot proceed through alcohol phosphorylation and that its geometry and size, rather than any particular functional group, are crucial factors in explaining its high anticancer activity.
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- Media K Ismail
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Grabovskiy SA, Muhammadiev RS, Valiullin LR, Raginov IS, Kabal'nova NN. Synthesis and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of 6-Ferrocenylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one Derivatives. Curr Org Synth 2020; 16:160-164. [PMID: 31965930 DOI: 10.2174/1570179415666181113143516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIM AND OBJECTIVE Some ferrocenyl derivatives are active in vitro and in vivo against cancer. Generally, ferrocenyl derivatives for cancer research have three key components: a ferrocene moiety, a conjugated linker that lowers the oxidation potential and some derivative (peptide, nucleobase and others) that can interact with biomolecules. Since the pyrimidine fragment can easily pass through the membrane into the cells and become involved in metabolism; it appears to be promising. Furthermore, this fragment is an electron-acceptor group, so a spacer can be excluded. Therefore, the synthesis of 6-ferrocenylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives and the study of their anticancer activity have scientific and practical interest. METHODS The syntheses of 6-ferrocenylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives were performed by the condensation of ethyl 3-ferrocenyl-3-oxopropionate with thiourea or acetamidine or guanidine. The cytotoxicity of four 6- ferrocenylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives was evaluated by using the MTT assay in vitro against Human breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 and normal human skin fibroblast HSF cells. The tested derivatives induced a concentration-dependent cytotoxic response in cell lines. RESULTS A study of the cytotoxic activity of 6-ferrocenylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives by the MTT test has found that all compounds have a dose-dependent toxic effect on the lines of breast cancer cells (MCF-7) and normal human fibroblast cells (HSF). The most pronounced cytotoxic effect is exhibited by 2-methyl-6-ferrocenylpyrimidin- 4(3H)-one (MCF-7, IC50 17 ± 1 µM). CONCLUSION The experimental results confirm the importance of investigation and design of ferrocenylpyrimidin- 4(3H)-one derivatives as anticancer agents. Compounds where the pyrimidine derivatives are directly linked to the ferrocene unit rather than via a spacer group also may be of interest for antiproliferative drug design.
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- Stanislav A Grabovskiy
- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the UFRC RAS, pr. Orkyabrya 69, 450054, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety, 420011, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
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- Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety, 420011, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
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- Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety, 420011, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the UFRC RAS, pr. Orkyabrya 69, 450054, Ufa, Russian Federation
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Piotrowicz M, Kowalczyk A, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Kowalski K. Redox-Active Glycol Nucleic Acid (GNA) Components: Synthesis and Properties of the Ferrocenyl-GNA Nucleoside, Phosphoramidite, and Semicanonical Dinucleoside Phosphate. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Michał Piotrowicz
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Microbial Genetics, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
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Szczupak Ł, Kowalczyk A, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Mendoza G, Arruebo M, Steverding D, Stączek P, Kowalski K. Organometallic ciprofloxacin conjugates with dual action: synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial and cytotoxicity studies. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:1403-1415. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03948a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Organometallic ciprofloxacin conjugates were synthesized and two mechanisms of antimicrobial activity were demonstrated. The first mechanism involves the inhibition of type IIA topoisomerases and the second involves ROS generation in bacterial cells.
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- Łukasz Szczupak
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- University of Łódź
- 91-403 Łódź
- Poland
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- Department of Microbial Genetics
- Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection
- University of Łódź
- 90-237 Łódź
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Biological and Chemical Research Centre
- University of Warsaw
- 02-089 Warszawa
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Biological and Chemical Research Centre
- University of Warsaw
- 02-089 Warszawa
- Poland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Zaragoza
- 5018 Zaragoza
- Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Zaragoza
- 5018 Zaragoza
- Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón)
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- Bob Champion Research & Education Building
- Norwich Medical School
- University of East Anglia
- Norwich NR4 7UQ
- UK
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- Department of Microbial Genetics
- Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection
- University of Łódź
- 90-237 Łódź
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- University of Łódź
- 91-403 Łódź
- Poland
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Toma M, Božičević L, Lapić J, Djaković S, Šakić D, Tandarić T, Vianello R, Vrček V. Transacylation in Ferrocenoyl-Purines. NMR and Computational Study of the Isomerization Mechanism. J Org Chem 2019; 84:12471-12480. [PMID: 31479271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In the reaction of purines with ferrocenoyl chloride in dimethylformamide (DMF), a regioselective acylation occurred. The two products have been isolated and, according to detailed NMR analysis, identified as N7- and N9-ferrocenoylated isomers. In a more polar solvent, for example, in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), the two isomers interconvert to each other. The N7/N9 isomerization was followed by 1H NMR spectroscopy, until dynamic equilibrium was reached. Both kinetics and thermodynamics of the transacylation process are governed by a C6-substituent on the purine ring (R = NH2, Me, NHBz, OBz). The observed rate constant for the N7/N9-isomerization in the adenine system (R = NH2) is kobs = 0.3668 h-1, whereas the corresponding process in the C6-benzyloxypurine is 56 times slower. By use of density functional theory calculations and molecular dynamics simulations, several reaction pathways were considered and explored. Only the reaction mechanism involving DMSO as a nucleophilic reactant is in harmony with the experimental kinetic data. The calculated barrier (ΔG⧧ = 107.9 kJ/mol; at the M06L/6-311+G(d,p)/SDD level of theory) for this SN2-like reaction in the adenine system agrees well with the experimental value of 102.7 kJ/mol. No isomerization was detected in other organic solvents, for example, acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, or acetone, which indicated the exceptional nucleophilicity of DMSO. Our results raise a warning when treating or dissolving acylated purines in DMSO as they are prone to isomerization. We observed that the N7/N9-group transfer was specific not only for the organometallic moiety only, but for other acyl groups in purines as well. The relevance of this isomerization may be expected for a series of nucleobases and heterocyclic systems in general.
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- Mateja Toma
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry , University of Zagreb , Ante Kovačića 1 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry , University of Zagreb , Ante Kovačića 1 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology , University of Zagreb , Pierottijeva 6 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology , University of Zagreb , Pierottijeva 6 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry , University of Zagreb , Ante Kovačića 1 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Computational Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Group, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry , Rud̵er Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Computational Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Group, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry , Rud̵er Bošković Institute , Bijenička cesta 54 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry , University of Zagreb , Ante Kovačića 1 , 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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Bauer EB, Haase AA, Reich RM, Crans DC, Kühn FE. Organometallic and coordination rhenium compounds and their potential in cancer therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Rodríguez Arce E, Putzu E, Lapier M, Maya JD, Olea Azar C, Echeverría GA, Piro OE, Medeiros A, Sardi F, Comini M, Risi G, Salinas G, Correia I, Pessoa JC, Otero L, Gambino D. New heterobimetallic ferrocenyl derivatives are promising antitrypanosomal agents. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:7644-7658. [PMID: 31049548 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01317b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In the search for a more effective chemotherapy for the treatment of Chagas' disease and human African trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei parasites, respectively, the use of organometallic compounds may be a promising strategy. In this work, eight new heterobimetallic compounds are described including four 5-nitrofuryl containing thiosemicarbazones as bioactive ligands (HL1-HL4) and dppf = 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene as an organometallic co-ligand. Complexes of the formula [MII(L)(dppf)](PF6) with M = Pd or Pt were synthesized and fully characterized in the solid state and in solution, including the determination of the molecular structure of four of them by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Most compounds showed activity in the low micromolar or submicromolar range against both parasites, with the platinum compounds being more active than the palladium analogues. Activity was significantly increased by generation of the M-dppf compounds (3-24 fold increase with respect to free ligands HL for T. cruzi and up to 99 fold increase with respect to HL for T. brucei). The inclusion of the organometallic co-ligand also led to lower toxicity in mammalian cells and higher selectivity towards both parasites when compared to the free HL compounds. The complexes interact with DNA and affect the redox metabolism of the parasites. Furthermore, the most active and selective compound of the new series showed no in vivo toxicity in zebrafish embryos.
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- Esteban Rodríguez Arce
- Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2124, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Oyarzo J, Bosque R, Toro P, Silva CP, Arancibia R, Font-Bardía M, Artigas V, Calvis C, Messeguer R, Klahn AH, López C. A novel type of organometallic 2-R-2,4-dihydro-1H-3,1-benzoxazine with R = [M(η5-C5H4)(CO)3] (M = Re or Mn) units. Experimental and computational studies of the effect of substituent R on ring-chain tautomerism. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:1023-1039. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03265c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Novel 2-cyrhetrenyl and cymantrenyl-2,4-dihydro-1H-3,1-benzoxazines.
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Saftić D, Ban Ž, Matić J, Tumirv LM, Piantanida I. Conjugates of Classical DNA/RNA Binder with Nucleobase: Chemical, Biochemical and Biomedical Applications. Curr Med Chem 2018; 26:5609-5624. [PMID: 29737251 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180508090640] [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: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Among the most intensively studied classes of small molecules (molecular weight < 650) in biomedical research are small molecules that non-covalently bind to DNA/RNA, and another intensively studied class is nucleobase derivatives. Both classes have been intensively elaborated in many books and reviews. However, conjugates consisting of DNA/RNA binder covalently linked to nucleobase are much less studied and have not been reviewed in the last two decades. Therefore, this review summarized reports on the design of classical DNA/RNA binder - nucleobase conjugates, as well as data about their interactions with various DNA or RNA targets, and even in some cases protein targets are involved. According to these data, the most important structural aspects of selective or even specific recognition between small molecule and target are proposed, and where possible related biochemical and biomedical aspects were discussed. The general conclusion is that this, rather new class of molecules showed an amazing set of recognition tools for numerous DNA or RNA targets in the last two decades, as well as few intriguing in vitro and in vivo selectivities. Several lead research lines show promising advancements toward either novel, highly selective markers or bioactive, potentially druggable molecules.
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- Dijana Saftić
- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruder Boskovic Institute; 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruder Boskovic Institute; 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruder Boskovic Institute; 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruder Boskovic Institute; 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruder Boskovic Institute; 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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Oyarzo J, Acuña A, Klahn H, Arancibia R, Silva CP, Bosque R, López C, Font-Bardía M, Calvis C, Messeguer R. Isomeric and hybrid ferrocenyl/cyrhetrenyl aldimines: a new family of multifunctional compounds. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:1635-1649. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04142j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Comparative experimental and theoretical studies of the properties and biological activities of the new aldimines 1 and 2 are reported.
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Jabłoński A, Matczak K, Koceva-Chyła A, Durka K, Steverding D, Jakubiec-Krześniak K, Solecka J, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Andreu V, Mendoza G, Arruebo M, Kochel K, Krawczyk B, Szczukocki D, Kowalski K. Cymantrenyl-Nucleobases: Synthesis, Anticancer, Antitrypanosomal and Antimicrobial Activity Studies. Molecules 2017; 22:E2220. [PMID: 29240697 PMCID: PMC6149849 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22122220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The synthesis of four cymantrene-5-fluorouracil derivatives (1-4) and two cymantrene-adenine derivatives (5 and 6) is reported. All of the compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods and the crystal structure of two derivatives (1 and 6), together with the previously described cymantrene-adenine compound C was determined by X-ray crystallography. While the compounds 1 and 6 crystallized in the triclinic P-1 space group, compound C crystallized in the monoclinic P2₁/m space group. The newly synthesized compounds 1-6 were tested together with the two previously described cymantrene derivatives B and C for their in vitro antiproliferative activity against seven cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MCF-7/DX, MDA-MB-231, SKOV-3, A549, HepG2m and U-87-MG), five bacterial strains Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-sensitive, methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-intermediate strains), Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Escherichia coli, including clinical isolates of S. aureus and S. epidermidis, as well as against the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. The most cytotoxic compounds were derivatives 2 and C for A549 and SKOV-3 cancer cell lines, respectively, with 50% growth inhibition (IC50) values of about 7 µM. The anticancer activity of the cymantrene compounds was determined to be due to their ability to induce oxidative stress and to trigger apoptosis and autophagy in cancer cells. Three derivatives (1, 4 and 5) displayed promising antitrypanosomal activity, with GI50 values in the low micromolar range (3-4 µM). The introduction of the 5-fluorouracil moiety in 1 enhanced the trypanocidal activity when compared to the activity previously reported for the corresponding uracil derivative. The antibacterial activity of cymantrene compounds 1 and C was within the range of 8-64 µg/mL and seemed to be the result of induced cell shrinking.
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- Artur Jabłoński
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland;
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland; (K.M.); (A.K.-C.); (K.D.); (Kr.K.)
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland; (K.M.); (A.K.-C.); (K.D.); (Kr.K.)
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland; (K.M.); (A.K.-C.); (K.D.); (Kr.K.)
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- Bob Champion Research & Education Building, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK;
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- National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa, Poland; (K.J.-K.); (J.S.)
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- National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa, Poland; (K.J.-K.); (J.S.)
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Żwirki and Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland; (D.T.); (K.W.)
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Żwirki and Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland; (D.T.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering. Aragon Institute of Nanoscience (INA), University of Zaragoza, Campus Río Ebro-Edificio I+D, C/ Poeta Mariano Esquillor S/N, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; (V.A.); (G.M.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering. Aragon Institute of Nanoscience (INA), University of Zaragoza, Campus Río Ebro-Edificio I+D, C/ Poeta Mariano Esquillor S/N, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; (V.A.); (G.M.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering. Aragon Institute of Nanoscience (INA), University of Zaragoza, Campus Río Ebro-Edificio I+D, C/ Poeta Mariano Esquillor S/N, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; (V.A.); (G.M.); (M.A.)
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland; (K.M.); (A.K.-C.); (K.D.); (Kr.K.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland; (B.K.); (D.Sz.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland; (B.K.); (D.Sz.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland;
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Jabłoński A, Fritz Y, Wagenknecht HA, Czerwieniec R, Bernaś T, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Kowalski K. Pyrene-nucleobase conjugates: synthesis, oligonucleotide binding and confocal bioimaging studies. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:2521-2534. [PMID: 29259662 PMCID: PMC5727867 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Fluorescent pyrene–linker–nucleobase (nucleobase = thymine, adenine) conjugates with carbonyl and hydroxy functionalities in the linker were synthesized and characterized. X-ray single-crystal structure analysis performed for the pyrene–C(O)CH2CH2–thymine (2) conjugate reveals dimers of molecules 2 stabilized by hydrogen bonds between the thymine moieties. The photochemical characterization showed structure-dependent fluorescence properties of the investigated compounds. The conjugates bearing a carbonyl function represent weak emitters as compared to compounds with a hydroxy function in the linker. The self-assembly properties of pyrene nucleobases were investigated in respect to their binding to single and double strand oligonucleotides in water and in buffer solution. In respect to the complementary oligothymidine T10 template in water, compounds 3 and 5 both show a self-assembling behavior according to canonical base–base pairing. However, in buffer solution, derivative 5 was much more effective than 3 in binding to the T10 template. Furthermore the adenine derivative 5 binds to the double-stranded (dA)10–T10 template with a self-assembly ratio of 112%. Such a high value of a self-assembly ratio can be rationalized by a triple-helix-like binding, intercalation, or a mixture of both. Remarkably, compound 5 also shows dual staining pattern in living HeLa cells. Confocal microscopy confirmed that 5 predominantly stains mitochondria but it also accumulates in the nucleoli of the cells.
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- Artur Jabłoński
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, PL-91403 Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
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- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki and Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki and Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, PL-91403 Łódź, Poland
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The synthesis, structural characterization and biological evaluation of novel N -{ para -(ferrocenyl) ethynyl benzoyl} amino acid and dipeptide methyl and ethyl esters as anticancer agents. J Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Anisimov I, Saloman S, Hildebrandt A, Lang H, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Šakić D, Vrček V, Kowalski K. 1,1′-Bis(thymine)ferrocene Nucleoside: Synthesis and Study of Its Stereoselective Formation. Chempluschem 2017; 82:859-866. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201700215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Iurii Anisimov
- Faculty of Chemistry; Department of Organic Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 91-403 Łódź Poland
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- Technische Universität Chemnitz; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Technische Universität Chemnitz; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Technische Universität Chemnitz; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre; Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Żwirki i Wigury 101 02-089 Warszawa Poland
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre; Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Żwirki i Wigury 101 02-089 Warszawa Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb; Ante Kovačića 1 10000 Zagreb Croatia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb; Ante Kovačića 1 10000 Zagreb Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Department of Organic Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 91-403 Łódź Poland
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