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Jakopec S, Hamzic LF, Bočkor L, Car I, Perić B, Kirin SI, Sedić M, Raić-Malić S. Coumarin-modified ruthenium complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and antiproliferative activity against human cancer cells. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2024:e2400271. [PMID: 38864840 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202400271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Among ruthenium complexes studied as anticancer metallodrugs, NKP-1339, NAMI-A, RM175, and RAPTA-C have already entered clinical trials due to their potent antitumor activity demonstrated in preclinical studies and reduced toxicity in comparison with platinum drugs. Considering the advantages of ruthenium-based anticancer drugs and the cytostatic activity of organometallic complexes with triazole- and coumarin-derived ligands, we set out to synthesize Ru(II) complexes of coumarin-1,2,3,-triazole hybrids (L) with the general formula [Ru(L)(p-cymene)(Cl)]ClO4. The molecular structure of the complex [Ru(2a)(p-cymene)(Cl)]ClO4 (2aRu) was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, which confirmed the coordination of the ligand to the central ruthenium(II) cation by bidentate mode of coordination. Coordination with Ru(II) resulted in the enhancement of cytostatic activity in HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells and PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells. Coumarin derivative 2a positively regulated the expression and activity of c-Myc and NPM1 in RKO colon carcinoma cells, while the Ru(II) half-sandwich complex 2cRu induced downregulation of AKT and ERK signaling in PANC-1 cells concomitant with reduced intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species. Altogether, our findings indicated that coumarin-modified half-sandwich Ru(II) complexes held potential as anticancer agents against gastrointestinal malignancies.
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- Silvio Jakopec
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre for Applied Bioanthropology, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre for Applied Bioanthropology, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre for Applied Bioanthropology, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre for Applied Bioanthropology, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Mujahid M, Trendafilova N, Rosair G, Kavanagh K, Walsh M, Creaven BS, Georgieva I. Structural and Spectroscopic Study of New Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes of Coumarin Oxyacetate Ligands and Determination of Their Antimicrobial Activity. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28114560. [PMID: 37299035 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance is of increasing concern in a post-pandemic world where overuse of antibiotics has increased the threat of another pandemic caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Derivatives of coumarins, a naturally occurring bioactive compound, and its metal complexes have proven therapeutic potential as antimicrobial agents and in this study a series of copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of coumarin oxyacetate ligands were synthesised and characterised by spectroscopic techniques (IR, 1H, 13C NMR, UV-Vis) and by X-ray crystallography for two of the zinc complexes. The experimental spectroscopic data were then interpreted on the basis of molecular structure modelling and subsequent spectra simulation using the density functional theory method to identify the coordination mode in solution for the metal ions in the complexes. Interestingly, the solid-state coordination environment of the zinc complexes is in good agreement with the simulated solution state, which has not been the case in our previous studies of these ligands when coordinated to silver(I). Previous studies had indicated excellent antimicrobial activity for Ag(I) analogues of these ligands and related copper and zinc complexes of coumarin-derived ligands, but in this study none of the complexes displayed antimicrobial activity against the clinically relevant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans.
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- Muhammad Mujahid
- Centre of Applied Science for Health, TU Dublin, Tallaght, D24 FKT9 Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 11 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, W23 F2K8 Maynooth, Ireland
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- Centre of Applied Science for Health, TU Dublin, Tallaght, D24 FKT9 Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre of Applied Science for Health, TU Dublin, Tallaght, D24 FKT9 Dublin, Ireland
- School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, TU Dublin, Central Quad, Grangegorman, D07 H6K8 Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 11 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Karcz D, Starzak K, Ciszkowicz E, Lecka-Szlachta K, Kamiński D, Creaven B, Jenkins H, Radomski P, Miłoś A, Ślusarczyk L, Matwijczuk A. Novel Coumarin-Thiadiazole Hybrids and Their Cu(II) and Zn(II) Complexes as Potential Antimicrobial Agents and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189709. [PMID: 34575894 PMCID: PMC8471537 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A series of coumarin-thiadiazole hybrids and their corresponding Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes were synthesized and characterized with the use of spectroscopic techniques. The results obtained indicate that all the coumarin-thiadiazole hybrids act as bidentate chelators of Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions. The complexes isolated differ in their ligand:metal ratio depending on the central metal. In most cases, the Zn(II) complexes are characteristic of a 1:1 ligand:metal ratio, while in the Cu(II) complexes the ligand:metal ratio is 2:1. All compounds were tested as potential antibacterial agents against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacterial strains demonstrating activities notably lower than commercially available antibiotics. The more promising results were obtained from the assessment of antineurodegenerative potency as all compounds showed moderate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition activity.
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- Dariusz Karcz
- Department of Chemical Technology and Environmental Analytics (C1), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Kraków, Poland; (K.S.); (P.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-(12)-628-2177
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- Department of Chemical Technology and Environmental Analytics (C1), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Kraków, Poland; (K.S.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland; (E.C.); (K.L.-S.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland; (E.C.); (K.L.-S.)
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- Department of General and Coordination Chemistry and Crystallography, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, 20-031 Lublin, Poland;
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- School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Technological University Dublin, Central Quad, D07 ADY7 Grangegorman, Ireland;
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- Department of Applied Science, Technological University Dublin, D24 FKT9 Tallaght, Ireland;
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- Department of Chemical Technology and Environmental Analytics (C1), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Kraków, Poland; (K.S.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Chemistry, Doctoral School of Engineering and Technical Sciences at the Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland;
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland; (L.Ś.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland; (L.Ś.); (A.M.)
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Georgieva I, Zahariev T, Aquino AJA, Trendafilova N, Lischka H. Energy transfer mechanism in luminescence Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes of coumarin-3-carboxylic acid: A theoretical study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 240:118591. [PMID: 32585405 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Excited state energy level diagrams of coumarin-3-carboxylic acid (HCCA) chromophore, Eu(CCA)Cl2(H2O)2 (1), Eu(CCA)2Cl(H2O)2 (2), Eu(CCA)3(H2O)3 (3), Tb(CCA)2Cl(H2O) (4) and Tb(CCA)2(NO3)(H2O) (5) in gas phase and polar solution have been calculated by means of DFT/TDDFT/ωB97XD methods. Based on these results, the ability of CCA to sensitize Eu(III) and Tb(III) luminescence has been examined. The competitive excited state processes in the complexes - fluorescence, intersystem crossing (ISC) and phosphorescence, were analyzed depending on the environment, number of the ligands, Ln(III) ion type (Eu and Tb) and counteranion (Cl- and NO3-). It has been found that the environment altered the S1 state energy, oscillator strength, fluorescence lifetime as well as the S1 character - polar solution stabilized the S1(ππ*) state, whereas non-polar solution (gas phase, solid state) stabilized the S1(nπ*) state. The S1(nπ*) state was decisive for the efficient energy transfer as it suppressed the S1 emission of CCA and favored ISC or direct transfer to the emitting levels of Eu(III). The HCCA triplet (T1) state minimum energy (~2.7, ~2.6ZPE eV) and (ππ*) character were retained in Eu/Tb-CCA complexes regardless of the environment. The energy gap between the higher energy T1 donor state and the acceptor levels 5D1 of Eu(III) (~0.5 eV) and 5D4 of Tb(III) (~0.1 eV) provided optimal resonance conditions for effective energy transfer for Eu(III), but less probability for Tb(III). The nonradiative energy (CCA → Eu(III)) transfer rates and quantum luminescence yield for 2 and 3 were calculated by a strategy combining DFT geometries, INDO/S excitation energies and calculated Judd-Ofelt parameters. The excitation channel T1 → 5D0 through an exchange mechanism was predicted as the most probable one to populate the main emissive Eu-centered state in complexes 2 and 3. The more efficient luminescence of 3 than that of 2 was discussed and explained.
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- Ivelina Georgieva
- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, Str. Bld 11, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, Str. Bld 11, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev, Str. Bld 11, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA
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Therapeutic potential of coumarin bearing metal complexes: Where are we headed? Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2019; 30:126805. [PMID: 31753700 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.126805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The successfully application of some metallodrugs such as salvarsan, silver sulfadiazine and cisplatin in modern medicine launched the biological investigation of organometallic and metal-organic complexes. The availability and tunability of various ligands including N-heterocycles, phosphines, N-heterocyclic carbenes present an extended research area to chemists. In recent years, the preparation of the metal complexes of bioactive organic compounds is a new strategy. Coumarin derivatives are one of the classes of compounds used for this purpose, and many complexes of coumarin derivatives were prepared for enhanced biological activity, especially anticancer and antimicrobial. In this paper, we discuss the current situation of this topic.
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MacLean L, Karcz D, Jenkins H, McClean S, Devereux M, Howe O, Pereira MD, May NV, Enyedy ÉA, Creaven BS. Copper(II) complexes of coumarin-derived Schiff base ligands: Pro- or antioxidant activity in MCF-7 cells? J Inorg Biochem 2019; 197:110702. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hecel A, Kolkowska P, Krzywoszynska K, Szebesczyk A, Rowinska-Zyrek M, Kozlowski H. Ag+ Complexes as Potential Therapeutic Agents in Medicine and Pharmacy. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:624-647. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170920125943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Silver is a non-essential element with promising antimicrobial and anticancer properties. This work is a detailed summary of the newest findings on the bioinorganic chemistry of silver, with a special focus on the applications of Ag+ complexes and nanoparticles. The coordination chemistry of silver is given a reasonable amount of attention, summarizing the most common silver binding sites and giving examples of such binding motifs in biologically important proteins. Possible applications of this metal and its complexes in medicine, particularly as antibacterial and antifungal agents and in cancer therapy, are discussed in detail. The most recent data on silver nanoparticles are also summarized.
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- Aleksandra Hecel
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50383 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Institute of Cosmetology, Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole, Katowicka 68, 45060 Opole, Poland
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- Institute of Cosmetology, Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole, Katowicka 68, 45060 Opole, Poland
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- Institute of Cosmetology, Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole, Katowicka 68, 45060 Opole, Poland
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Jori N, Quispe PA, Islas MS, Piro OE, Echeverría GA, Ferrer EG, Williams PA. Unexpected oxidation of nitrendipine. Properties of oxidized nitrendipine and its Cu(II) complex. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.09.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Starzak K, Matwijczuk A, Creaven B, Matwijczuk A, Wybraniec S, Karcz D. Fluorescence Quenching-Based Mechanism for Determination of Hypochlorite by Coumarin-Derived Sensors. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020281. [PMID: 30642004 PMCID: PMC6358793 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A fluorescence quenching-based mechanism for the determination of hypochlorite was proposed based on spectroscopic and chromatographic studies on the hypochlorite-sensing potency of three structurally similar and highly fluorescent coumarins. The mode of action was found to rely upon a chlorination of the coumarin-based probes resulting from their reaction with sodium hypochlorite. Importantly, the formation of chlorinated derivatives was accompanied by a linear decrease in the fluorescence intensities of the probes tested. The results obtained suggest the applicability of a coumarin-dependent hypochlorite recognition mechanism for the detection of, as well as for quantitative determination of, hypochlorite species in vitro.
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- Karolina Starzak
- Department of Analytical Chemistry (C1), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland.
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
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- Centre of Applied Science for Health, Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland.
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry (C1), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry (C1), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland.
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Molecular docking, Hirshfeld surface, structural, spectroscopic, electronic, NLO and thermodynamic analyses on novel hybrid compounds containing pyrazole and coumarin cores. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.06.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Munteanu AC, Badea M, Olar R, Silvestro L, Mihaila M, Brasoveanu LI, Musat MG, Andries A, Uivarosi V. Cytotoxicity studies, DNA interaction and protein binding of new Al (III), Ga (III) and In (III) complexes with 5-hydroxyflavone. Appl Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Alexandra-Cristina Munteanu
- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy; Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; 6 Traian Vuia Str Bucharest 020956 Romania
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry; University of Bucharest; 90-92 Panduri Str Bucharest 050663 Romania
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry; University of Bucharest; 90-92 Panduri Str Bucharest 050663 Romania
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- PharmaServ. International SRL; 52 Sabinelor Str Bucharest 050853 Romania
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- Center of Immunology; Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology; 285 Mihai Bravu Ave Bucharest 030304 Romania
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- Center of Immunology; Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology; 285 Mihai Bravu Ave Bucharest 030304 Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy; Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; 6 Traian Vuia Str Bucharest 020956 Romania
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- Department of Industrial Drugs and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy; Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; 6 Traian Vuia Str. Bucharest 020956 Romania
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy; Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; 6 Traian Vuia Str Bucharest 020956 Romania
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Mesomorphic Behavior in Silver(I) N-(4-Pyridyl) Benzamide with Aromatic π⁻π Stacking Counterions. MATERIALS 2018; 11:ma11091666. [PMID: 30205605 PMCID: PMC6163786 DOI: 10.3390/ma11091666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Organic semiconductor materials composed of π–π stacking aromatic compounds have been under intense investigation for their potential uses in flexible electronics and other advanced technologies. Herein we report a new family of seven π–π stacking compounds of silver(I) bis-N-(4-pyridyl) benzamide with varying counterions, namely [Ag(NPBA)2]X, where NPBA is N-(4-pyridyl) benzamine, X = NO3− (1), ClO4− (2), CF3SO3− (3), PF6− (4), BF4− (5), CH3PhSO3− (6), and PhSO3− (7), which form extended π−π stacking networks in one-dimensional (1D), 2D and 3D directions in the crystalline solid-state via the phenyl moiety, with average inter-ring distances of 3.823 Å. Interestingly, the counterions that contain π–π stacking-capable groups, such as in 6 and 7, can induce the formation of mesomorphic phases at 130 °C in dimethylformamide (DMF), and can generate highly branched networks at the mesoscale. Atomic force microscopy studies showed that 2D interconnected fibers form right after nucleation, and they extend from ~30 nm in diameter grow to reach the micron scale, which suggests that it may be possible to stop the process in order to obtain nanofibers. Differential scanning calorimetry studies showed no remarkable thermal behavior in the complexes in the solid state, which suggests that the mesomorphic phases originate from the mechanisms that occur in the DMF solution at high temperatures. An all-electron level simulation of the band gaps using NRLMOL (Naval Research Laboratory Molecular Research Library) on the crystals gave 3.25 eV for (1), 3.68 eV for (2), 1.48 eV for (3), 5.08 eV for (4), 1.53 eV for (5), and 3.55 eV for (6). Mesomorphic behavior in materials containing π–π stacking aromatic interactions that also exhibit low-band gap properties may pave the way to a new generation of highly branched organic semiconductors.
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Rusu A, Hancu G, Imre S. Essential Guide of Analysis Methods Applied to Silver Complexes with Antibacterial Quinolones. Adv Pharm Bull 2018; 8:181-189. [PMID: 30023319 PMCID: PMC6046430 DOI: 10.15171/apb.2018.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To describe the chemical structure and characterize physico-chemical properties of organometallic complexes it is necessary to use a complex set of analysis methods. Thus, this review has been compiled as a relevant guide which includes the most commonly used methods of analysis in the study of silver complexes with antibacterial quinolones, compounds with promising biological potential. This selection of analysis methods puts on balance the obtained data and the accessibility of the experimental approach. The steps to follow in order to obtain reliable structural information about organometallic complexes of silver, particularly the silver complexes of antibacterial quinolones, are established and presented in the review.
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- Aura Rusu
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of TîrguMureş, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of TîrguMureş, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
- Corresponding author: Gabriel Hancu, Tel: +40 265 215551 / 267 or 167, Fax: +40 265 210407,
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Drug Analysis, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of TîrguMureş, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
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New compounds based on a benzimidazole nucleus: synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic activity against breast and colon cancer cell lines. J Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Munteanu AC, Badea M, Olar R, Silvestro L, Dulea C, Negut CD, Uivarosi V. Synthesis and Structural Investigation of New Bio-Relevant Complexes of Lanthanides with 5-Hydroxyflavone: DNA Binding and Protein Interaction Studies. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21121737. [PMID: 27999283 PMCID: PMC6273368 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21121737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In the present work, we attempted to develop new metal coordination complexes of the natural flavonoid 5-hydroxyflavone with Sm(III), Eu(III), Gd(III), Tb(III). The resultant hydroxo complexes have been characterized by a variety of spectroscopic techniques, including fluorescence, FT-IR, UV-Vis, EPR and mass spectral studies. The general chemical formula of the complexes is [Ln(C15H₉O₃)₃(OH)₂(H₂O)x]·nH₂O, where Ln is the lanthanide cation and x = 0 for Sm(III), x = 1 for Eu(III), Gd(III), Tb(III) and n = 0 for Sm(III), Gd(III), Tb(III), n = 1 for Eu(III), respectively. The proposed structures of the complexes were optimized by DFT calculations. Theoretical calculations and experimental determinations sustain the proposed structures of the hydroxo complexes, with two molecules of 5-hydroxyflavone acting as monoanionic bidentate chelate ligands. The interaction of the complexes with calf thymus DNA has been explored by fluorescence titration and UV-Vis absorption binding studies, and revealed that the synthesized complexes interact with DNA with binding constants (Kb) ~ 10⁴. Human serum albumin (HSA) and transferrin (Tf) binding studies have also been performed by fluorescence titration techniques (fluorescence quenching studies, synchronous fluorescence spectra). The apparent association constants (Ka) and thermodynamic parameters have been calculated from the fluorescence quenching experiment at 299 K, 308 K, and 318 K. The quenching curves indicate that the complexes bind to HSA with smaller affinity than the ligand, but to Tf with higher binding affinities than the ligand.
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- Alexandra-Cristina Munteanu
- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Str., 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90-92 Panduri Str., 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90-92 Panduri Str., 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
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- PharmaServ. International SRL, 52 Sabinelor Str., 050853 Bucharest, Romania.
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- PharmaServ. International SRL, 52 Sabinelor Str., 050853 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), IRASM Radiation Processing Department, Reactorului Str. 30, 077125 Magurele-Ilfov, Romania.
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Str., 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
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Medici S, Peana M, Crisponi G, Nurchi VM, Lachowicz JI, Remelli M, Zoroddu MA. Silver coordination compounds: A new horizon in medicine. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Rusu A, Hancu G, Tóth G, Vancea S, Toma F, Mare AD, Man A, Niţulescu GM, Uivarosi V. New silver complexes with levofloxacin: Synthesis, characterization and microbiological studies. J Mol Struct 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mujahid M, Trendafilova N, Arfa-Kia AF, Rosair G, Kavanagh K, Devereux M, Walsh M, McClean S, Creaven BS, Georgieva I. Novel silver(I) complexes of coumarin oxyacetate ligands and their phenanthroline adducts: Biological activity, structural and spectroscopic characterisation. J Inorg Biochem 2016; 163:53-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Aslam S, Isab AA, Alotaibi MA, Saleem M, Monim-ul-Mehboob M, Ahmad S, Georgieva I, Trendafilova N. Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, DFT calculations and antimicrobial properties of silver(I) complexes of 2,2′-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline. Polyhedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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