Comparing the interaction of vanadyl-hypocrellin A complex and hypocrellin A with CT DNA

Modeling techniques and fluorescence imaging investigation of the interactions of an anthraquinone derivative with HSA and ctDNA

A new anthraquinone derivative (AORha) was synthesized. Its interactions with human serum albumin (HSA) and calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) were investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and molecular modeling. Cell viability assay and cell imaging experiment were performed using cervical cancer cells (HepG2 cells). The fluorescence results revealed that the quenching mechanism was static quenching. At different temperatures (290, 300, 310 K), the binding constants (K) and the number of binding sites (n) were determined, respectively. The positive ΔH and ΔS values showed that the binding of AORha with HSA was hydrophobic force, which was identical with the molecular docking result. Studying the fluorescence spectra, UV spectra and molecular modeling also verified that the binding mode of AORha and ctDNA might be intercalative. When HepG2 cells were treated with AORha, the fluorescence became brighter and turned green, which could be used for bioimaging.

β-Cyclodextrin assisted solubilization of Cu and Cr complexes of flavonoids in aqueous medium: a DNA-interaction study

Cu and Cr complexes of three flavonoids (morin, quercetin and 6-hydroxyflavone) were synthesized and included in beta-cyclodextrin (βCD) with the objective of improving their pharmacokinetic profiles. Then binding with ds.DNA was studied to monitor their interactive tendencies at physiological conditions. The binding constants and other thermodynamic data from UV-vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry revealed Cr-flavonoid-βCD to interact with ds.DNA at pH-7.4 through electrostatic mode of binding while Cu-flavonoid-βCD can intercalate into DNA. The strong binding propensity of Cu-flavonoid-βCD with ds.DNA encourages their application as anticancerous agent.