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Yin J, Wu S, Yang Y, Wang D, Ma Y, Zhao Y, Sheth S, Huang H, Song B, Chen Z. In Addition to Damaging the Plasma Membrane, Phenolic Monoterpenoid Carvacrol Can Bind to the Minor Groove of DNA of Phytopathogenic Fungi to Potentially Control Tea Leaf Spot Caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2024; 114:700-716. [PMID: 37856707 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-23-0263-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
Abstract
Carvacrol expresses a wide range of biological activities, but the studies of its mechanisms focused on bacteria, mainly involving the destruction of the plasma membrane. In this study, carvacrol exhibited strong activities against several phytopathogenic fungi and demonstrated a novel antifungal mechanism against Lasiodiplodia theobromae. RNA sequencing indicated that many genes of L. theobromae hyphae were predominately induced by carvacrol, particularly those involved in replication and transcription. Hyperchromic, hypsochromic, and bathochromic effects in the UV-visible absorption spectrum were observed following titration of calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) and carvacrol, which indicated the formation of a DNA-carvacrol complex. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy indicated that the response of DNA to carvacrol was similar to that of 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) but different from that of ethidium bromide (EB), implying the ionic bonds between carvacrol and ctDNA. Fluorescence spectrum (FS) analysis indicated that carvacrol quenched the fluorescence of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) more than single-stranded DNA, indicating that carvacrol mainly bound to dsDNA. A displacement assay showed that carvacrol reduced the fluorescence intensity of the DNA-DAPI complex through competition with DAPI, but this did not occur for DNA-EB. The FS assay revealed that carvacrol bound to the AAA sequence on the minor groove of ds-oligonucleotides. The hydroxyl of carvacrol was verified to bind to ctDNA through a comparative test in which structural analogs of carvacrol, including thymol and 4-ethyl-1,2-dimethyl, were analyzed. The current study indicated carvacrol can destruct plasma membranes and bind to the minor groove of DNA, inhibiting fungal proliferation by disturbing the stability of dsDNA.
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- Jiayu Yin
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- Institute of Crop Protection, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- School of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun 558000, Guizhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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de Sousa VM, Duarte SS, Silva DKF, Ferreira RC, de Moura RO, Segundo MASP, Farias D, Vieira L, Gonçalves JCR, Sobral MV. Cytotoxicity of a new spiro-acridine derivative: modulation of cellular antioxidant state and induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in HCT-116 colorectal carcinoma. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2024; 397:1901-1913. [PMID: 37676494 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02686-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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- Valgrícia Matias de Sousa
- Postgraduation Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Drug Development and Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, State University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Novel Technologies, Department of Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Novel Technologies, Department of Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa , Paraíba, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa , Paraíba, Brazil.
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Varakumar P, Rajagopal K, Aparna B, Raman K, Byran G, Gonçalves Lima CM, Rashid S, Nafady MH, Emran TB, Wybraniec S. Acridine as an Anti-Tumour Agent: A Critical Review. Molecules 2022; 28:molecules28010193. [PMID: 36615391 PMCID: PMC9822522 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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This review summarized the current breakthroughs in the chemistry of acridines as anti-cancer agents, including new structural and biologically active acridine attributes. Acridine derivatives are a class of compounds that are being extensively researched as potential anti-cancer drugs. Acridines are well-known for their high cytotoxic activity; however, their clinical application is restricted or even excluded as a result of side effects. The photocytotoxicity of propyl acridine acts against leukaemia cell lines, with C1748 being a promising anti-tumour drug against UDP-UGT's. CK0403 is reported in breast cancer treatment and is more potent than CK0402 against estrogen receptor-negative HER2. Acridine platinum (Pt) complexes have shown specificity on the evaluated DNA sequences; 9-anilinoacridine core, which intercalates DNA, and a methyl triazene DNA-methylating moiety were also studied. Acridine thiourea gold and acridinone derivatives act against cell lines such as MDA-MB-231, SK-BR-3, and MCF-7. Benzimidazole acridine compounds demonstrated cytotoxic activity against Dual Topo and PARP-1. Quinacrine, thiazacridine, and azacridine are reported as anti-cancer agents, which have been reported in the previous decade and were addressed in this review article.
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- Potlapati Varakumar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
- Correspondence: (K.R.); (T.B.E.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Applied Health Science Technology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza 12568, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh
- Correspondence: (K.R.); (T.B.E.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Chemical Technology and Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, Poland
- Correspondence: (K.R.); (T.B.E.); (S.W.)
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Antiproliferative Activity, Topoisomerase IIα Inhibition, DNA Binding and Non-Clinical Toxicity of New Acridine-Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15091098. [PMID: 36145320 PMCID: PMC9506480 DOI: 10.3390/ph15091098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, we report the synthesis of twenty new acridine–thiosemicarbazone derivatives and their antiproliferative activities. Mechanisms of action such as the inhibition of topoisomerase IIα and the interaction with DNA have been studied for some of the most active derivatives by means of both in silico and in vitro methods, and evaluations of the non-clinical toxicities (in vivo) in mice. In general, the compounds showed greater cytotoxicity against B16-F10 cells, with the highest potency for DL-08 (IC50 = 14.79 µM). Derivatives DL-01 (77%), DL-07 (74%) and DL-08 (79%) showed interesting inhibition of topoisomerase IIα when compared to amsacrine, at 100 µM. In silico studies proposed the way of bonding of these compounds and a possible stereoelectronic reason for the absence of enzymatic activity for CL-07 and DL-06. Interactions with DNA presented different spectroscopic effects and indicate that the compound CL-07 has higher affinity for DNA (Kb = 4.75 × 104 M−1; Ksv = 2.6 × 103 M−1). In addition, compounds selected for non-clinical toxicity testing did not show serious signs of toxicity at the dose of 2000 mg/kg in mice; cytotoxic tests performed on leukemic cells (K-562) and its resistant form (K-562 Lucena 1) identified moderate potency for DL-01 and DL-08, with IC50 between 11.45 and 17.32 µM.
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Kozurkova M. Acridine derivatives as inhibitors/poisons of topoisomerase II. J Appl Toxicol 2021; 42:544-552. [PMID: 34514603 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The potential of acridines (amsacrine) as a topoisomerase II inhibitor or poison was first discovered in 1984, and since then, a considerable number of acridine derivatives have been tested as topoisomerase inhibitors/poisons, containing different substituents on the acridine chromophore. This review will discuss a series of studies published over the course of the last decade, which have investigated various novel acridine derivatives against topoisomerase II activity.
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- Maria Kozurkova
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic.,Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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Bora D, Kaushal A, Shankaraiah N. Anticancer potential of spirocompounds in medicinal chemistry: A pentennial expedition. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 215:113263. [PMID: 33601313 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Spirocompounds constitute an important class of organic frameworks enveloping numerous pharmacological activities, among them, the promising anticancer potential of spirocompounds have enthused medicinal chemists to explore new spiro derivatives with significantly improved pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic profile along with their mechanism of action. The current review intends to provide a sketch of the anticancer activity of various spirocompounds like spirooxindole, spiroisoxazole, spiroindole etc, from the past five years unfolding various aspects of pharmacological activities and their structure-activity relationships (SARs). This literature analysis may provide future direction for the efficient design of novel spiromolecules with enhanced safety and efficacy.
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- Darshana Bora
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India.
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Alves JEF, de Oliveira JF, de Lima Souza TRC, de Moura RO, de Carvalho Júnior LB, Alves de Lima MDC, de Almeida SMV. Novel indole-thiazole and indole-thiazolidinone derivatives as DNA groove binders. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 170:622-635. [PMID: 33359805 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this study, we report the synthesis of eight novel indole-thiazole and indole-thiazolidinone derivatives, as well as their ability to interact with DNA, analysed through the UV-vis absorption, fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), viscosity techniques and molecular docking. The ctDNA interaction analysis demonstrated different spectroscopic effects and the affinity constants (Kb) calculated by the UV-vis absorption method were between 2.08 × 105 and 6.99 × 106 M-1, whereas in the fluorescence suppression constants (Ksv) ranged between 0.38 and 0.77 × 104 M-1 and 0.60-7.59 × 104 M-1 using Ethidium Bromide (EB) and 4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) as fluorescent probes, respectively. Most derivatives did not alter significantly the secondary structure of the ctDNA according to the CD results. None of the compounds was able to change the relative viscosity of the ctDNA. These results prove that compounds interact with ctDNA via groove binding, which was confirmed by A-T rich oligonucleotide sequence assay with compound JF-252, suggesting the importance of both the phenyl ring coupled to C-4 thiazole ring and the bromo-unsubstituted indole nucleus.
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba e Bodocongo, Campina Grande, PB 58429-500, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Inovação Terapêutica (LQIT) - Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil; Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Multicampi Garanhuns, Garanhuns, PE 55290-000, Brazil.
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Preparation and characterization of spiro-acridine derivative and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kozurkova M, Sabolova D, Kristian P. A new look at 9-substituted acridines with various biological activities. J Appl Toxicol 2020; 41:175-189. [PMID: 32969520 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Heterocycles have long been the focus of intensive study in attempts to develop novel therapeutic compounds, and acridine, a polynuclear nitrogen molecule containing a heterocycle, has attracted a considerable amount of scientific attention. Acridine derivatives have been studied in detail and have been found to possess multitarget properties, which inhibit topoisomerase enzymes that regulate topological changes in DNA and interfere with the essential biological function of DNA. This article describes some recent advancements in the field of new 9-substituted acridine heterocyclic agents and describes both the structure and the structure-activity relationship of the most promising molecules. The article will also present the IC50 values of the novel derivatives against various human cancer cell lines. The mini review also investigates the topoisomerase inhibition and antibacterial and antimalarial activity of these polycyclic aromatic derivatives.
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- Maria Kozurkova
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic.,Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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Antimicrobial activity and DNA/HSA interaction of fluorinated 3,6,9-trisubstituted acridines. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01079-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Gritzapis PS, Varras PC, Andreou NP, Katsani KR, Dafnopoulos K, Psomas G, Peitsinis ZV, Koumbis AE, Fylaktakidou KC. p-Pyridinyl oxime carbamates: synthesis, DNA binding, DNA photocleaving activity and theoretical photodegradation studies. Beilstein J Org Chem 2020; 16:337-350. [PMID: 32256851 PMCID: PMC7082612 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.16.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A number of p-pyridinyl oxime carbamate derivatives were prepared upon the reaction of the corresponding oximes with isocyanates. These novel compounds reacted photochemically in the presence of supercoiled plasmid DNA. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies revealed that the substituent on the imine group was not affecting the extend of the DNA damage, whereas the substituent of the carbamate group was critical, with the halogenated derivatives to be able to cause extensive single and double stranded DNA cleavages, acting as "synthetic nucleases", independently of oxygen and pH. Calf thymus-DNA affinity studies showed a good-to-excellent affinity of selected both active and non-active derivatives. Preliminary theoretical studies were performed, in an effort to explain the reasons why some derivatives cause photocleavage and some others not, which were experimentally verified using triplet state activators and quenchers. These theoretical studies seem to allow the prediction of the activity of derivatives able to pass intersystem crossing to their triplet energy state and thus create radicals able to damage DNA. With this study, it is shown that oxime carbamate derivatives have the potential to act as novel effective photobase generating DNA-photocleavers, and are proposed as new leads for "on demand" biotechnological applications in drug discovery and medicine.
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- Panagiotis S Gritzapis
- Laboratory of Organic, Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus, Dragana, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic, Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus, Dragana, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic, Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus, Dragana, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Virology, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus, Dragana, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic, Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus, Dragana, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic, Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus, Dragana, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Defez R, Valenti A, Andreozzi A, Romano S, Ciaramella M, Pesaresi P, Forlani S, Bianco C. New Insights into Structural and Functional Roles of Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA): Changes in DNA Topology and Gene Expression in Bacteria. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9100522. [PMID: 31547634 PMCID: PMC6843775 DOI: 10.3390/biom9100522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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: Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is a major plant hormone that affects many cellular processes in plants, bacteria, yeast, and human cells through still unknown mechanisms. In this study, we demonstrated that the IAA-treatment of two unrelated bacteria, the Ensifer meliloti 1021 and Escherichia coli, harboring two different host range plasmids, influences the supercoiled state of the two plasmid DNAs in vivo. Results obtained from in vitro assays show that IAA interacts with DNA, leading to DNA conformational changes commonly induced by intercalating agents. We provide evidence that IAA inhibits the activity of the type IA topoisomerase, which regulates the DNA topological state in bacteria, through the relaxation of the negative supercoiled DNA. In addition, we demonstrate that the treatment of E. meliloti cells with IAA induces the expression of some genes, including the ones related to nitrogen fixation. In contrast, these genes were significantly repressed by the treatment with novobiocin, which reduces the DNA supercoiling in bacterial cells. Taking into account the overall results reported, we hypothesize that the IAA action and the DNA structure/function might be correlated and involved in the regulation of gene expression. This work points out that checking whether IAA influences the DNA topology under physiological conditions could be a useful strategy to clarify the mechanism of action of this hormone, not only in plants but also in other unrelated organisms.
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- Roberto Defez
- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Janovec L, Janočková J, Matejová M, Konkoľová E, Paulíková H, Lichancová D, Júnošová L, Hamuľaková S, Imrich J, Kožurková M. Proliferation inhibition of novel diphenylamine derivatives. Bioorg Chem 2019; 83:487-499. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.10.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Menezes TM, de Almeida SMV, de Moura RO, Seabra G, de Lima MDCA, Neves JL. Spiro-acridine inhibiting tyrosinase enzyme: Kinetic, protein-ligand interaction and molecular docking studies. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 122:289-297. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.10.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Gouveia RG, Ribeiro AG, Segundo MÂSP, de Oliveira JF, de Lima MDCA, de Lima Souza TRC, de Almeida SMV, de Moura RO. Synthesis, DNA and protein interactions and human topoisomerase inhibition of novel Spiroacridine derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:5911-5921. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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de M. Silva M, Macedo TS, Teixeira HMP, Moreira DRM, Soares MB, da C. Pereira AL, de L. Serafim V, Mendonça-Júnior FJ, do Carmo A. de Lima M, de Moura RO, da Silva-Júnior EF, de Araújo-Júnior JX, de A. Dantas MD, de O. O. Nascimento E, Maciel TMS, de Aquino TM, Figueiredo IM, Santos JC. Correlation between DNA/HSA-interactions and antimalarial activity of acridine derivatives: Proposing a possible mechanism of action. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2018; 189:165-175. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bečka M, Vilková M, Šoral M, Potočňák I, Breza M, Béres T, Imrich J. Synthesis and isomerization of acridine substituted 1,3-thiazolidin-4-ones and 4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidin-5-ylidene acetates. An experimental and computational study. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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de Almeida SMV, Ribeiro AG, de Lima Silva GC, Ferreira Alves JE, Beltrão EIC, de Oliveira JF, de Carvalho LB, Alves de Lima MDC. DNA binding and Topoisomerase inhibition: How can these mechanisms be explored to design more specific anticancer agents? Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 96:1538-1556. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Synthesis, spectral characterization, DNA binding ability and anti-cancer screening of new acridine-based derivatives. Med Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-017-1931-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gensicka-Kowalewska M, Cholewiński G, Dzierzbicka K. Recent developments in the synthesis and biological activity of acridine/acridone analogues. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra01026e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Many people in the world struggle with cancer or bacterial, parasitic, viral, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Chemical Faculty
- Gdansk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdansk
- Poland
| | - Krystyna Dzierzbicka
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Chemical Faculty
- Gdansk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdansk
- Poland
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Sabolová D, Vilková M, Imrich J, Potočňák I. New spiroacridine derivatives with DNA-binding and topoisomerase I inhibition activity. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.10.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Almeida SMVD, Lafayette EA, Silva WL, Lima Serafim VD, Menezes TM, Neves JL, Ruiz ALTG, Carvalho JED, Moura ROD, Beltrão EIC, Carvalho Júnior LBD, Lima MDCAD. New spiro-acridines: DNA interaction, antiproliferative activity and inhibition of human DNA topoisomerases. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 92:467-475. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.07.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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