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Binacchi F, Giorgi E, Salvadori G, Cirri D, Stifano M, Donati A, Garzella L, Busto N, Garcia B, Pratesi A, Biver T. Exploring the interaction between a fluorescent Ag(I)-biscarbene complex and non-canonical DNA structures: a multi-technique investigation. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:9700-9714. [PMID: 38775704 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00851k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Silver compounds are mainly studied as antimicrobial agents, but they also have anticancer properties, with the latter, in some cases, being better than their gold counterparts. Herein, we analyse the first example of a new Ag(I)-biscarbene that can bind non-canonical structures of DNA, more precisely G-quadruplexes (G4), with different binding signatures depending on the type of G4. Moreover, we show that this Ag-based carbene binds the i-motif DNA structure. Alternatively, its Au(I) counterpart, which was investigated for comparison, stabilises mitochondrial G4. Theoretical in silico studies elucidated the details of different binding modes depending on the geometry of G4. The two complexes showed increased cytotoxic activity compared to cisplatin, overcoming its resistance in ovarian cancer. The binding of these new drug candidates with other relevant biosubstrates was studied to afford a more complete picture of their possible targets. In particular, the Ag(I) complex preferentially binds DNA structures over RNA structures, with higher binding constants for the non-canonical nucleic acids with respect to natural calf thymus DNA. Regarding possible protein targets, its interaction with the albumin model protein BSA was also tested.
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- Francesca Binacchi
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Burgos, Paseo de los Comendadores s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Macii F, Detti R, Bloise FR, Giannarelli S, Biver T. Spectroscopic Analysis of the Binding of Paraquat and Diquat Herbicides to Biosubstrates. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18052412. [PMID: 33801256 PMCID: PMC7967551 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The study of the interaction of persistent organic pollutants with biosubstrates helps to unravel the pathways for toxicity, however, few mechanistic data are present in the literature for these systems. We analyzed the binding of paraquat (PQ) and diquat (DQ) herbicides to natural calf thymus DNA and a DNA G-quadruplex by spectrophotometric titrations, ethidium bromide exchange tests, viscometry, and melting experiments. The interaction with bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein was studied spectrofluorimetrically at different temperatures. The retention of the targets on positive, negative, and neutral micellar aggregates and liposomes was analyzed by ultrafiltration experiments. Despite some favorable features, PQ and DQ only externally bind natural DNA and do not interact with DNA oligonucleotides. Both herbicides bind bovine serum albumin (BSA). PQ binds BSA mainly according to an electrostatics-driven process. However, ultrafiltration data also show that some hydrophobic contribution participates in the features of these systems. The practical problems related to unfavorable spectroscopic signals and inner filter effects are also discussed. Overall, both herbicides show a low affinity for nucleic acids and weak penetration into liposomes; in addition, the equilibrium constants values found for BSA system suggest optimal conditions for transport in the body.
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- Francesca Macii
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Macii F, Perez-Arnaiz C, Arrico L, Busto N, Garcia B, Biver T. Alcian blue pyridine variant interaction with DNA and RNA polynucleotides and G-quadruplexes: changes in the binding features for different biosubstrates. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 212:111199. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Adak P, Ghosh B, Bauzá A, Frontera A, Herron SR, Chattopadhyay SK. Binuclear and tetranuclear Zn(ii) complexes with thiosemicarbazones: synthesis, X-ray crystal structures, ATP-sensing, DNA-binding, phosphatase activity and theoretical calculations. RSC Adv 2020; 10:12735-12746. [PMID: 35492083 PMCID: PMC9051056 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10549b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Two Zinc(ii) complexes [Zn4(L1)4]·2H2O (1) and [Zn2(L2)2]·2H2O (2) of pyruvaldehydethiosemicarbazone ligands are reported. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR, UV-vis spectroscopy and by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. X-ray crystal structure determinations of the complexes show that though Zn : ligand stoichiometry is 1 : 1 in both the complexes, the molecular unit is tetranuclear for 1 and binuclear for 2. Both the complexes show selective sensing of ATP at pH 7.4 (0.01 M HEPES) in CH3CN–H2O (9 : 1) medium in the presence of other anions like AcO−, NO3−, F−, Cl−, H2PO4−, HPO42− and P2O72−. The UV-titration experiments of complexes 1 and 2 with ATP results in binding constants of 2.0(±0.07) × 104 M−1 and 7.1(±0.05) × 103 M−1 respectively. The calculated detection limits of 6.7 μM and 1.7 μM for 1 and 2 respectively suggest that the complexes are sensitive detectors of ATP. High selectivity of the complexes is confirmed by the addition of ATP in presence of an excess of other anions. DFT studies confirm that the ATP complexes are more favorable than those with the other inorganic phosphate anions, in agreement with the experimental results. Phosphatase like activity of both complexes is investigated spectrophotometrically using 4-nitrophenylphosphate (NPP) as a substrate, indicating the complexes possess significant phosphate ester hydrolytic efficiency. The kinetics for the hydrolysis of the substrate NPP was studied by the initial rate method at 25 °C. Michaelis–Menten derived kinetic parameters indicate that rate of hydrolysis of the P–O bond by complex 1 is much greater than that of complex 2, the kcat values being 212(±5) and 38(±2) h−1 respectively. The DNA binding studies of the complexes were investigated using electronic absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence quenching. The absorption spectral titrations of the complexes with DNA indicate that the CT-DNA binding affinity (Kb) of complex 1 (2.10(±0.07) × 106 M−1) is slightly greater than that of 2 (1.11(±0.04) × 106 M−1). From fluorescence spectra the apparent binding constant (Kapp) values were calculated and they are found to be 5.41(±0.01) × 105 M−1 for 1 and 3.93(±0.02) × 105 M−1 for 2. The molecular dynamics simulation demonstrates that the Zn(ii) complex 1 is a good intercalator of DNA. A binuclear and a tetranuclear zinc(ii) of pyruvaldehyde thiosemicarbazone show selective sensing of ATP at pH 7.4 (0.01 M HEPES) in CH3CN–H2O (9 : 1) medium. The DNA binding and phosphatase activities of the complexes are also reported.![]()
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- Piyali Adak
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur Howarh-711 103 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur Howarh-711 103 India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5 07122 Palma de Mallorca IllesBalears Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5 07122 Palma de Mallorca IllesBalears Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Utah Valley University 800W University Pkwy Orem UT 84058 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur Howarh-711 103 India
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Agonigi G, Biancalana L, Lupo MG, Montopoli M, Ferri N, Zacchini S, Binacchi F, Biver T, Campanella B, Pampaloni G, Zanotti V, Marchetti F. Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Diiron Bis-cyclopentadienyl Complexes with Bridging Hydrocarbyl Ligands: Behavior in Aqueous Media and In Vitro Cytotoxicity. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Gabriele Agonigi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Schoch S, Batchelor LK, Funaioli T, Ciancaleoni G, Zacchini S, Braccini S, Chiellini F, Biver T, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Diiron Complexes with a Bridging Functionalized Allylidene Ligand: Synthesis, Structural Aspects, and Cytotoxicity. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Silvia Schoch
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Macii F, Salvadori G, Bonini R, Giannarelli S, Mennucci B, Biver T. Binding of model polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and carbamate-pesticides to DNA, BSA, micelles and liposomes. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 223:117313. [PMID: 31277031 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The binding to biosubstrates and micellar systems of pollutants as the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) derivatives 1-aminopyrene (1-PyNH2) and 1-hydroxymethylpyrene (1-PyMeOH) and the carbamate-pesticides 1-naphthyl-N-methylcarbamate (carbaryl, CA) and methyl benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate (carbendazim, CBZ) was analysed through an integrated strategy combining spectroscopy and quantum chemistry. As biosubstrates, natural DNA and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were taken into account for a thermodynamic analysis of the binding features through spectrophotometric and spectrofluorometric techniques. In all cases, a strong DNA interaction is present and intercalation is supposed as the major binding mode. For the PAH derivatives, DNA binding is found to be favoured under high salt conditions and BSA static quenching and binding with 1:1 stoichiometry occurs. The molecular structure and optical properties of 1-PyNH2, CA and CBZ together with their intercalated adducts in DNA were studied also by means of quantum chemical approach. The (TD)DFT calculations on intercalated dye/DNA adducts quantitatively reproduce the experimentally observed spectroscopic changes, thus confirming the intercalation hypothesis. The theoretical approach also provides information on the adducts' geometries and on the amount of charge transfer with DNA. Moreover, ultrafiltration tests in the presence of anionic (SDS), cationic (DTAC) and neutral (Triton X) micellar aggregates and liposomes provided insights into lipophilicity and cellular membrane affinity. PAH derivatives show high retention coefficient in all cases, whereas in the case of carbamate-pesticides micellar retention might be significantly reduced and is very limited in the case of liposomes.
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- Francesca Macii
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Rocco D, Batchelor LK, Agonigi G, Braccini S, Chiellini F, Schoch S, Biver T, Funaioli T, Zacchini S, Biancalana L, Ruggeri M, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Anticancer Potential of Diiron Vinyliminium Complexes. Chemistry 2019; 25:14801-14816. [PMID: 31441186 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although ferrocene derivatives have attracted considerable attention as possible anticancer agents, the medicinal potential of diiron complexes has remained largely unexplored. Herein, we describe the straightforward multigram-scale synthesis and the antiproliferative activity of a series of diiron cyclopentadienyl complexes containing bridging vinyliminium ligands. IC50 values in the low-to-mid micromolar range were determined against cisplatin sensitive and resistant human ovarian carcinoma (A2780 and A2780cisR) cell lines. Notable selectivity towards the cancerous cells lines compared to the non-tumoral human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cell line was observed for selected compounds. The activity seems to be multimodal, involving reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and, in some cases, a fragmentation process to afford monoiron derivatives. The large structural variability, amphiphilic character and good stability in aqueous media of the diiron vinyliminium complexes provide favorable properties compared to other widely studied classes of iron-based anticancer candidates.
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- Dalila Rocco
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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Marzo T, Cirri D, Ciofi L, Gabbiani C, Feis A, Di Pasquale N, Stefanini M, Biver T, Messori L. Synthesis, characterization and DNA interactions of [Pt3(TPymT)Cl3], the trinuclear platinum(II) complex of the TPymT ligand. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 183:101-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mechanistic details on Pd(II)/5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin complex formation and reactivity in the presence of DNA. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-017-2057-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Marzo T, Cirri D, Gabbiani C, Gamberi T, Magherini F, Pratesi A, Guerri A, Biver T, Binacchi F, Stefanini M, Arcangeli A, Messori L. Auranofin, Et 3PAuCl, and Et 3PAuI Are Highly Cytotoxic on Colorectal Cancer Cells: A Chemical and Biological Study. ACS Med Chem Lett 2017; 8:997-1001. [PMID: 29057040 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The solution behavior of auranofin, Et3PAuCl and Et3PAuI, as well as their interactions with hen egg white lysozyme, single strand oligonucleotide, and ds-DNA were comparatively analyzed through NMR spectroscopy, ESI-MS, ethidium bromide displacement, DNA melting and viscometric tests. The cytotoxic effects toward representative colorectal cancer cell lines were found to be strong and similar in the three cases and a good correlation could be established between the cytotoxicity and the ability to inhibit thioredoxin reductase; remarkably, in vivo acute toxicity experiments for Et3PAuI confirmed that, similarly to auranofin, this drug is well tolerated in a murine model. Overall, a very similar profile emerges for Et3PAuI and Et3PAuCl, which retain the potent cytotoxic effects of auranofin while showing some peculiar features. These results demonstrate that the presence of the thiosugar moiety is not mandatory for the pharmacological action, suggesting that the tuning of some relevant chemical properties such as lipophilicity could be exploited to improve bioavailability, with no loss of the pharmacological effects.
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- Tiziano Marzo
- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI), University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi, 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
- Laboratory
of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U.
Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U.
Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI), University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi, 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department
of Biochemical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Viale GB Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Department
of Biochemical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Viale GB Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U.
Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U.
Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI), University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi, 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI), University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi, 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- DI.V.A.L Toscana S.R.L., Via Madonna
del Piano, 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department
of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Viale GB
Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U.
Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Biancardi A, Biver T, Burgalassi A, Mattonai M, Secco F, Venturini M. Mechanistic aspects of thioflavin-T self-aggregation and DNA binding: evidence for dimer attack on DNA grooves. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 16:20061-72. [PMID: 25130260 DOI: 10.1039/c4cp02838d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Thioflavin-T (TFT) is a fluorescent marker widely employed in biomedical research but the mechanism of its binding to polynucleotides has been poorly understood. This paper presents a study of the mechanisms of TFT self-aggregation and binding to DNA. Relaxation kinetics of TFT solutions show that the cyanine undergoes dimerization followed by dimer isomerisation. The interaction of TFT with DNA has been investigated using static methods, such as spectrophotometric and spectrofluorometric titrations under different conditions (salt content, temperature), fluorescence quenching, viscometric experiments and the T-jump relaxation method. The combined use of these techniques enabled us to show that the TFT monomer undergoes intercalation between the DNA base pairs and external binding according to a branched mechanism. Moreover, it has also been observed that, under dye excess conditions, the TFT dimer binds to the DNA grooves. The molecular structures of intercalated TFT and the groove-bound TFT dimer are obtained by performing QM/MM MD simulations.
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- A Biancardi
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Vargiu AV, Magistrato A. Atomistic-Level Portrayal of Drug-DNA Interplay: A History of Courtships and Meetings Revealed by Molecular Simulations. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:1966-81. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201402203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Franco D, Vargiu AV, Magistrato A. Ru[(bpy)2(dppz)]2+ and Rh[(bpy)2(chrysi)]3+ Targeting Double Strand DNA: The Shape of the Intercalating Ligand Tunes the Free Energy Landscape of Deintercalation. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:7999-8008. [DOI: 10.1021/ic5008523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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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- Duvan Franco
- International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Università di Cagliari, s.p. Monserrato-Sestu km 0.700, I-09042 Monserrato, Italy
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- CNR-IOM-DEMOCRITOS c/o International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy
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Biancardi A, Burgalassi A, Terenzi A, Spinello A, Barone G, Biver T, Mennucci B. A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Spectroscopic Properties of a DNA-Intercalator Salphen-Type ZnIIComplex. Chemistry 2014; 20:7439-47. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Lighvan ZM, Abedi A, Bordar M. Novel mononuclear zinc complexes with 2,2′-dimethyl-4,4′-bithiazole: Synthesis, crystal structure and DNA-binding studies. Polyhedron 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Synthesis, characterization and DNA interaction of hexaaza macrotricyclic copper(II) complexes. Inorganica Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2012.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bencini A, Lippolis V. 1,10-Phenanthroline: A versatile building block for the construction of ligands for various purposes. Coord Chem Rev 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2010.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bazzicalupi C, Biagini S, Bianchi A, Biver T, Boggioni A, Giorgi C, Gratteri P, Malavolti M, Secco F, Valtancoli B, Venturini M. DNA interaction with Ru(ii) and Ru(ii)/Cu(ii) complexes containing azamacrocycle and dppz residues. A thermodynamic, kinetic and theoretical study. Dalton Trans 2010; 39:9838-50. [DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00552e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aydinoglu S, Biver T, Secco F, Venturini M. Metal-complex formation and DNA interaction of 5, 10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridiyl)-porphine: Study of the mechanistic aspects. INT J CHEM KINET 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/kin.20465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tabassum S, Bhat IUH, Arjmand F. Synthesis of new heterometallic macromolecules: their DNA binding, cleavage activity and in vitro model electrochemotherapy study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2009; 74:1152-1159. [PMID: 19850511 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2009.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2009] [Revised: 08/06/2009] [Accepted: 09/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The homodinuclear C(16)H(30)N(8)O(5)Sn(2)Cl(4) (1), heterotetranuclear C(16)H(38)N(8)O(9)Sn(2)Cu(2)Cl(8) (2) and C(16)H(38)N(8)O(9)Sn(2)Mn(2)Cl(8) (3) macrocyclic complexes were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopic techniques and molar conductance measurements. The interaction studies of 1-3 with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) were carried out by UV-vis titration, fluorescence, cyclic voltammetry and viscosity measurements. These results were further authenticated by carrying out interaction studies of 1-3 with plasmid pBR322 DNA employing gel electrophoresis. To overcome the dose resistance, auto toxicity of the drugs, a model study based on electrochemotherapy (ECT) was carried out and the results were compared in the presence and in the absence of the applied electrical potential.
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- Sartaj Tabassum
- Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
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Biver T, Secco F, Venturini M. Mechanistic aspects of the interaction of intercalating metal complexes with nucleic acids. Coord Chem Rev 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2007.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Biver T, Boggioni A, Secco F, Turriani E, Venturini M, Yarmoluk S. Influence of cyanine dye structure on self-aggregation and interaction with nucleic acids: a kinetic approach to TO and BO binding. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 465:90-100. [PMID: 17543269 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2007] [Revised: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 04/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kinetics and equilibria of cyanine dyes thiazole orange (TO) and benzothiazole orange (BO) self-aggregation and binding to CT-DNA are investigated in aqueous solution at 25 degrees C and pH 7. Absorbance spectra and T-jump experiments reveal that BO forms J-aggregates while TO forms more stable H-aggregates. Fluorescence and absorbance titrations show that TO binds to DNA more tightly than BO. TO stacks externally to DNA for low polymer-to-dye concentration ratios (C(P)/C(D)) while dye intercalation occurs for high values of C(P)/C(D). T-jump and stopped-flow experiments performed at high C(P)/C(D) agree with reaction scheme D+S <=> D,S <=> DS(I) <=> DS(II) where the precursor complex D,S evolves to a partially intercalated complex DS(I) which converts to the more stable intercalate DS(II). Non-electrostatic forces play a major role in D,S stabilization. Last step is similar for both dyes suggesting accommodation of the common benzothiazole residue between base pairs. Experiments using poly(dA-dT).poly(dA-dT) and poly(dG-dC).poly(dG-dC) confirm base pair preference for TO.
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- Tarita Biver
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Silvestri A, Barone G, Ruisi G, Anselmo D, Riela S, Liveri VT. The interaction of native DNA with Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes of 5-triethyl ammonium methyl salicylidene orto-phenylendiimine. J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101:841-8. [PMID: 17383733 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The interaction of native calf thymus DNA with the Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes of 5-triethyl ammonium methyl salicylidene orto-phenylendiimine (ZnL(2+) and CuL(2+)), in 1 mM Tris-HCl aqueous solutions at neutral pH, has been monitored as a function of the metal complex-DNA molar ratio by UV absorption spectrophotometry, circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results support for an intercalative interaction of both ZnL(2+) and CuL(2+) with DNA, showing CuL(2+) an affinity of approximately 10 times higher than ZnL(2+). In particular, the values of the binding constant, determined by UV spectrophotometric titration, equal to 7.3x10(4) and 1.3x10(6)M(-1), for ZnL(2+) and CuL(2+), respectively, indicate the occurrence of a marked interaction with a binding size of about 0.7 in base pairs. The temperature dependence of the absorbance at 258 nm suggests that both complexes strongly increase the DNA melting temperature (Tm) already at metal complex-DNA molar ratios equal to 0.1. As evidenced by the quenching of the fluorescence of ethidium bromide-DNA solutions in the presence of increasing amounts of metal complex, ZnL(2+) and CuL(2+) are able to displace the ethidium cation intercalated into DNA. A tight ZnL(2+)-DNA and CuL(2+)-DNA binding has been also proven by the appearance, in both metal complex-DNA solutions, of a broad induced CD band in the range 350-450 nm. In the case of the CuL(2+)-DNA system, the shape of the CD spectrum, at high CuL(2+) content, is similar to that observed for psi-DNA solutions. Such result allowed us to hypothesize that CuL(2+) induces the formation of supramolecular aggregates of DNA in aqueous solutions.
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- Arturo Silvestri
- Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica e Analitica S. Cannizzaro, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d'Orleans II, Edificio 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
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Biver T, Cavazza C, Secco F, Venturini M. The two modes of binding of Ru(phen)2dppz2+ to DNA: Thermodynamic evidence and kinetic studies. J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101:461-9. [PMID: 17204330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2006.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The binding of Ru(phen)(2)dppz(2+) (dppz=dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine) to DNA was investigated at pH 7.0 and 25 degrees C using stopped-flow and spectrophotometric methods. Equilibrium measurements show that two modes of binding, whose characteristics depend on the polymer to dye ratio (C(P)/C(D)), are operative. The binding mode occurring for values of C(P)/C(D) higher than 3 exhibits positive cooperativity, which is confirmed by kinetic experiments. The reaction parameters are K=2 x 10(3)M(-1), omega=550, n=1, k(r)=(1.9+/-0.5) x 10(7)M(-1)s(-1) and k(d)=(9.5+/-2.5)x10(3)s(-1) at I=0.012 M. The results are discussed in terms of prevailing surface interaction with DNA grooves accompanied by partial intercalation of the dppz residue. The other binding mode becomes operative for C(P)/C(D)<3 and the equilibria analysis shows this is an ordinary intercalation mode (K=1.3 x 10(6) M(-1), n=1.5 at I=0.012 M and K=2 x 10(5) M(-1), n=1.2 at I=0.21 M). Similar behaviour is displayed by double-stranded poly(A).
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- Tarita Biver
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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