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Fu L, Mou J, Deng Y, Ren X. Structural modifications of berberine and their binding effects towards polymorphic deoxyribonucleic acid structures: A review. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:940282. [PMID: 36016553 PMCID: PMC9395745 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.940282] [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: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Berberine (BBR) is a plant derived quaternary benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, which has been widely used in traditional medicines for a long term. It possesses broad pharmacological effects and is widely applied in clinical. In recent years, the anti-tumor effects of BBR have attracted more and more attention of the researchers. The canonical right-handed double-stranded helical deoxyribonucleic acid (B-DNA) and its polymorphs occur under various environmental conditions and are involved in a plethora of genetic instability-related diseases especially tumor. BBR showed differential binding effects towards various polymorphic DNA structures. But its poor lipophilicity and fast metabolism limited its clinical utility. Structural modification of BBR is an effective approach to improve its DNA binding activity and bioavailability in vivo. A large number of studies dedicated to improving the binding affinities of BBR towards different DNA structures have been carried out and achieved tremendous advancements. In this article, the main achievements of BBR derivatives in polymorphic DNA structures binding researches in recent 20 years were reviewed. The structural modification strategy of BBR, the DNA binding effects of its derivatives, and the structure activity relationship (SAR) analysis have also been discussed.
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- *Correspondence: Jiajia Mou, ; Xiaoliang Ren,
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Falese BA, Kolawole AN, Sarumi OA, Kolawole AO. Probing the interaction of iminium form of sanguinarine with human salivary α-amylase by multi-spectroscopic techniques and molecular docking. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tan CH, Sim DSY, Heng MP, Lim SH, Low YY, Kam TS, Sim KS. Evaluation of DNA Binding and Topoisomerase I Inhibitory Activities of 16’‐Decarbomethoxydihydrovoacamine from
Tabernaemontana corymbosa. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202004153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Chun Hoe Tan
- Institute of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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Das A, Suresh Kumar G, Dutta S. Interaction of aloe active compounds with calf thymus DNA. J Mol Recognit 2019; 32:e2786. [PMID: 31062439 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Natural anthraquinone compounds have emerged as potent anticancer chemotherapeutic agents because of their promising DNA-binding properties. Aloe vera is among one of the very well-known medicinal plants, and the anthraquinone derivatives like aloe emodin (ALM), aloins (ALN), and aloe emodin-8-glucoside (ALMG) are known to have immense biological activities. Here, we have used biophysical methods to elucidate the comparative DNA-binding abilities of these three molecules. Steady-state fluorescence study indicated complexation between calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) and both the molecules ALM and ALMG whereas ALN showed very weak interaction with DNA. Displacement assays with ctDNA-bound intercalator (ethidium bromide) and a groove binder (Hoechst 33258) indicated preferential binding of both ALM and ALMG to minor groove of DNA. Isothermal titration calorimetric (ITC) data suggested spontaneous exothermic single binding mode of both the molecules: ALM and ALMG. Entropy is the most important factor which contributed to the standard molar Gibbs energy associated with relatively small favorable enthalpic contribution. The equilibrium constants of binding to ctDNA were (6.02 ± 0.10) × 104 M-1 and (4.90 ± 0.11) × 104 M-1 at 298.15 K, for ALM and ALMG, respectively. The enthalpy vs temperature plot yielded negative standard molar heat capacity value, and a strong negative correlation between enthalpy and entropy terms was observed which indicates the enthalpy entropy compensation behavior in both systems. All these thermodynamic phenomena indicate that hydrophobic force is the key factor which is involved in the binding process. Moreover, the enhancement of thermal stability of DNA helix by ALM and ALMG fully agreed to the complexation of these molecules with DNA.
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- Abhi Das
- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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Patro BS, Bhattacharyya R, Gupta P, Bandyopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S. Mechanism of coralyne-mediated DNA photo-nicking process. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2019; 194:140-148. [PMID: 30954873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2019.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Previously, we reported that coralyne and UVA combination sensitized a wide range of human carcinoma cells regardless of their p53 status. The coralyne induced photosensitization of cancer cells may be clinically attractive, as mutation in the p53 gene is prevalent in many types of tumors. Coralyne mediated photosensitization of cancer cells is attributable to its ability to cause extensive DNA single strand breaks (SSB). However, the precise mechanism of coralyne induced DNA photo-damage is not yet known. The present study was aimed to understand the hitherto unknown mechanism of the coralyne-induced DNA photo-cleavage process. To this end, we compared the DNA photo-nicking properties of berberine, jatrorrhizine and coralyne, and deciphered involvement of the photochemical processes in the photo-nuclease action of coralyne using absorption and electron spin resonance spectroscopy, high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectroscopy (MS) techniques in conjunction with relevant in vitro studies with plasmid DNA. In association with UVA, coralyne, but not berberine and jatrorrhizine induced significant nicking of plasmid DNA via an O2-independent photo-chemical process. The Job's plot of our spectrophotometric data suggested that one coralyne molecule remains intercalated with two DNA base pairs (i. e., 1:2) and starts forming aggregates beyond this molar ratio. The DNA photo-nicking by the combination of coralyne and UVA (designated as CUVA) was primarily caused by the coralyne aggregates without any significant contribution from the DNA-intercalated coralyne monomer.
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- Birija Sankar Patro
- Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India.
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- Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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Wang CM, Song D, Xia PJ, Ye ZP, Xiao JA, Xiang HY, Chen XQ, Yang H. Photoredox-catalyzed direct aminoalkylation of isatins: diastereoselective access to 3-hydroxy-3-aminoalkylindolin-2-ones analogues. Org Chem Front 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00201k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A practical protocol for the direct aminoalkylation of isatins with tetrahydroisoquinolines and other aminesviaa photoredox catalyzed radical–radical cross-coupling process is described.
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- Chao-Ming Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Guangxi Teachers Education University
- Nanning
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- P. R. China
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Zhou S, Tong R. Three-Step Catalytic Asymmetric Total Syntheses of 13-Methyltetrahydroprotoberberine Alkaloids. Org Lett 2017; 19:1594-1597. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Shiqiang Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Hazra S, Hossain M, Kumar GS. Studies on α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of isoquinoline alkaloids berberine, palmatine and coralyne. J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-013-0301-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Basu A, Jaisankar P, Suresh Kumar G. Synthesis of novel 9-O-N-aryl/aryl–alkyl amino carbonyl methyl substituted berberine analogs and evaluation of DNA binding aspects. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:2498-505. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Binding of alkaloids by different hosts (native and modified cyclodextrins, cucurbiturils, calixarenes, and metal complexes of porphyrin and Salphen-type ligands), as well as receptor properties of alkaloid based hosts are reviewed. With alkaloids as guests, the largest binding constants and most significant spectral changes, in particular strong fluorescence enhancements induced by complexation with isoquinoline alkaloids, are observed with cucurbituril hosts. Cyclodextrins are successfully employed for improvement of solubility and for chiral separation of alkaloids of different types. Receptor properties of native and modified cinchona and bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids have attracted considerable attention for development of chiral selectors for analysis and separation.
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Das S, Kundu S, Suresh Kumar G. Quinacrine and 9-Amino Acridine Inhibit B-Z and B-HL Form DNA Conformational Transitions. DNA Cell Biol 2011; 30:525-35. [PMID: 21395448 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2010.1206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Suman Das
- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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Hossain M, Khan AY, Suresh Kumar G. Interaction of the anticancer plant alkaloid sanguinarine with bovine serum albumin. PLoS One 2011; 6:e18333. [PMID: 21494677 PMCID: PMC3071820 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Interaction of the iminium and alkanolamine forms of sanguinarine with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was characterized by spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques. Methodology/Principal Findings Formation of strong complexes of BSA with both iminium and alkanolamine forms was revealed from fluorescence quenching of sanguinarine. Binding parameters calculated from Stern-Volmer quenching method revealed that the neutral alkanolamine had higher affinity to BSA compared to the charged iminium form. Specific binding distances of 3.37 and 2.38 nm between Trp 212 (donor) and iminium and alkanolamine forms (acceptor), respectively, were obtained from Forster resonance energy transfer studies. Competitive binding using the site markers warfarin and ibuprofen, having definite binding sites, demonstrated that both forms of sanguinarine bind to site I (subdomain IIA) on BSA. Sanguinarine binding alters protein conformation by reducing the α-helical organization and increasing the coiled structure, indicating a small but definitive partial unfolding of the protein. Thermodynamic parameters evaluated from isothermal titration calorimetry suggested that the binding was enthalpy driven for the iminium form but favoured by negative enthalpy and strong favourable entropy contributions for the alkanolamine form, revealing the involvement of different molecular forces in the complexation. Conclusions/Significance The results suggest that the neutral alkanolamine form binds to the protein more favourably compared to the charged iminium, in stark contrast to the reported DNA binding preference of sanguinarine.
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- Maidul Hossain
- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Islam MM, Basu A, Hossain M, Sureshkumar G, Hotha S, Suresh Kumar G. Enhanced DNA Binding of 9-ω-Amino Alkyl Ether Analogs from the Plant Alkaloid Berberine. DNA Cell Biol 2011; 30:123-33. [DOI: 10.1089/dna.2010.1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- Md. Maidul Islam
- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Kolkata, India
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Kolkata, India
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Kolkata, India
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), Pune, India
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Kolkata, India
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Bhadra K, Kumar GS. Therapeutic potential of nucleic acid-binding isoquinoline alkaloids: Binding aspects and implications for drug design. Med Res Rev 2010; 31:821-62. [DOI: 10.1002/med.20202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Maiti M, Kumar GS. Polymorphic nucleic Acid binding of bioactive isoquinoline alkaloids and their role in cancer. J Nucleic Acids 2009; 2010. [PMID: 20814427 PMCID: PMC2915887 DOI: 10.4061/2010/593408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Bioactive alkaloids occupy an important position in applied chemistry and play an indispensable role in medicinal chemistry. Amongst them, isoquinoline alkaloids like berberine, palmatine and coralyne of protoberberine group, sanguinarine of the benzophenanthridine group, and their derivatives represent an important class of molecules for their broad range of clinical and pharmacological utility. In view of their extensive occurrence in various plant species and significantly low toxicities, prospective development and use of these alkaloids as effective anticancer agents are matters of great current interest. This review has focused on the interaction of these alkaloids with polymorphic nucleic acid structures (B-form, A-form, Z-form, HL-form, triple helical form, quadruplex form) and their topoisomerase inhibitory activity reported by several research groups using various biophysical techniques like spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry, thermal melting, circular dichroism, NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy, viscosity, isothermal titration calorimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, molecular modeling studies, and so forth, to elucidate their mode and mechanism of action for structure-activity relationships. The DNA binding of the planar sanguinarine and coralyne are found to be stronger and thermodynamically more favoured compared to the buckled structure of berberine and palmatine and correlate well with the intercalative mechanism of sanguinarine and coralyne and the partial intercalation by berberine and palmatine. Nucleic acid binding properties are also interpreted in relation to their anticancer activity.
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- Motilal Maiti
- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Kolkata 700032, India
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Biver T, Boggioni A, García B, Leal JM, Ruiz R, Secco F, Venturini M. New aspects of the interaction of the antibiotic coralyne with RNA: coralyne induces triple helix formation in poly(rA)*poly(rU). Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 38:1697-710. [PMID: 20008509 PMCID: PMC2836573 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The interaction of coralyne with poly(A)*poly(U), poly(A)*2poly(U), poly(A) and poly(A)*poly(A) is analysed using spectrophotometric, spectrofluorometric, circular dichroism (CD), viscometric, stopped-flow and temperature-jump techniques. It is shown for the first time that coralyne induces disproportionation of poly(A)*poly(U) to triplex poly(A)*2poly(U) and single-stranded poly(A) under suitable values of the [dye]/[polymer] ratio (C(D)/C(P)). Kinetic, CD and spectrofluorometric experiments reveal that this process requires that coralyne (D) binds to duplex. The resulting complex (AUD) reacts with free duplex giving triplex (UAUD) and free poly(A); moreover, ligand exchange between duplex and triplex occurs. A reaction mechanism is proposed and the reaction parameters are evaluated. For C(D)/C(P)> 0.8 poly(A)*poly(U) does not disproportionate at 25 degrees C and dye intercalation into AU to give AUD is the only observed process. Melting experiments as well show that coralyne induces the duplex disproportionation. Effects of temperature, ionic strength and ethanol content are investigated. One concludes that triplex formation requires coralyne be only partially intercalated into AUD. Under suitable concentration conditions, this feature favours the interaction of free AU with AUD to give the AUDAU intermediate which evolves into triplex UAUD and single-stranded poly(A). Duplex poly(A)*poly(A) undergoes aggregation as well, but only at much higher polymer concentrations compared to poly(A)*poly(U).
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- Tarita Biver
- University of Pisa, Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry Department, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Sinha R, Kumar GS. Interaction of isoquinoline alkaloids with an RNA triplex: structural and thermodynamic studies of berberine, palmatine, and coralyne binding to poly(U).poly(A)(*)poly(U). J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:13410-20. [PMID: 19754095 DOI: 10.1021/jp9069515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The interaction of two natural protoberberine alkaloids berberine and palmatine and the synthetic derivative coralyne with the RNA triplex poly(U).poly(A)(*)poly(U) was studied using various biophysical and calorimetric techniques. All the three alkaloids bind noncooperatively to the triplex. The affinity of berberine and palmatine was in the order of 10(5) M(-1), while that of coralyne was one order higher as inferred from spectroscopic studies. The alkaloids stabilized the Hoogsteen base-paired third strand of the triplex without affecting the stability of the duplex. Fluorescence quenching and viscosity studies gave convincing evidence for the partial intercalation of berberine and palmatine and a true intercalative binding of coralyne to the triplex. This was further supported from the significant polarization of the emission spectra of the complex and the energy transfer from the base triplets to the alkaloids. Circular dichroic studies suggested that the conformation of the triplex was perturbed significantly by the binding of the alkaloids, being more by coralyne compared to berberine and palmatine and also evidenced by the generation of strong induced optical activity in the bound coralyne molecules. Isothermal titration calorimetric studies revealed that the binding to the triplex was favored by a predominantly large negative enthalpy change (DeltaH degrees = -5.42 kcal/mol) with small favorable entropy contribution (TDeltaS degrees = 2.02 kcal/mol) in berberine, favored by almost equal negative enthalpy (DeltaH degrees = -3.93 kcal/mol) and entropy changes (TDeltaS degrees = 3.89 kcal/mol) in palmatine and driven by predominant entropy contributions (DeltaH degrees = -1.84 and TDeltaS degrees = 7.44 kcal/mol) in coralyne. These results advance our knowledge on the binding of small molecule isoquinoline alkaloids that are specific binders of RNA structures, particularly triplexes.
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- Rangana Sinha
- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, CSIR, Kolkata 700032, India
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Maiti M, Kumar GS. Biophysical aspects and biological implications of the interaction of benzophenanthridine alkaloids with DNA. Biophys Rev 2009; 1:119-129. [PMID: 28509993 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-009-0014-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Accepted: 08/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Benzophenanthridine alkaloids represent a very interesting and significant group of natural products that exhibit a broad range of biological and pharmacological properties. Among this group of alkaloids, sanguinarine, nitidine, fagaronine, and chelerythrine have the potential to form molecular complexes with DNA structures and have attracted recent attention for their possible clinical and pharmacological utility. This review focuses on the interaction of these alkaloids with polymorphic DNA structures (B-form, Z-form, HL-form, and triple helical form) reported by several research groups employing various physical techniques such as spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry, circular dichroism, NMR spectroscopy, thermal melting, viscometry as well as thermodynamic analysis by isothermal titration calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry to elucidate the mode and mechanism of action at the molecular level to determine the structure-activity relationship. DNA binding properties of these alkaloids are interpreted in relation to their biological activity.
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- Motilal Maiti
- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 700032, India.
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 700032, India
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Bhadra K, Maiti M, Kumar GS. DNA-Binding Cytotoxic Alkaloids: Comparative Study of the Energetics of Binding of Berberine, Palmatine, and Coralyne. DNA Cell Biol 2008; 27:675-85. [DOI: 10.1089/dna.2008.0779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Kakali Bhadra
- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Kolkata, India
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Kolkata, India
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Kolkata, India
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Binding of DNA-binding alkaloids berberine and palmatine to tRNA and comparison to ethidium: Spectroscopic and molecular modeling studies. J Mol Struct 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2008.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Adhikari A, Hossain M, Maiti M, Suresh Kumar G. Energetics of the binding of phototoxic and cytotoxic plant alkaloid sanguinarine to DNA: Isothermal titration calorimetric studies. J Mol Struct 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2008.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bhadra K, Maiti M, Kumar GS. Thermodynamics of the binding of cytotoxic protoberberine molecule coralyne to deoxyribonucleic acids. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1780:298-306. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2007] [Revised: 11/14/2007] [Accepted: 11/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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