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Sifnaiou E, Tsolis T, Ypsilantis K, Roupakia E, Kolettas E, Plakatouras JC, Garoufis A. Synthesis and Characterization of Ruthenium-Paraphenylene-Cyclopentadienyl Full-Sandwich Complexes: Cytotoxic Activity against A549 Lung Cancer Cell Line and DNA Binding Properties. Molecules 2023; 29:17. [PMID: 38202599 PMCID: PMC10780011 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Novel full-sandwich (η5-Cp)-Ru-paraphenylene complexes with the general formula [(η5-Cp)nRu(η6-L)](PF6)n where n = 1-3 and L = biphenyl, p-terphenyl and p-quaterphenyl, were synthesized and characterized by means of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. The structures of the complexes [(η5-Cp)Ru(η6-biphenyl)](PF6) (1), [(η5-Cp)Ru(η6-terphenyl)](PF6) (3) and [(η5-Cp)2Ru(η6-terphenyl)](PF6)2 (4) was determined by X-ray single crystal methods. The interaction of the complexes [(η5-Cp)Ru(η6-quaterphenyl)]Cl, (6)Cl, and [(η5-Cp)2Ru(η6-quaterphenyl)]Cl2, (7)Cl2, with the DNA duplex d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3')2 was studied using NMR techniques. The results showed that both complexes interacted non-specifically with both the minor and major grooves of the helix. Specifically, (6)Cl exhibited partial binding through intercalation between the T7 and T8 bases of the sequence without disrupting the C-G and A-T hydrogen bonds. Fluorometric determination of the complexes' binding constants revealed a significant influence of the number of connected phenyl rings in the paraphenylene ligand (L) on the binding affinity of their complexes with the d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3')2. The complexes (6)Cl and (7)Cl2 were found to be highly cytotoxic against the A549 lung cancer cell line, with complex (6) being more effective than (7) (IC50 for (6)Cl: 17.45 ± 2.1 μΜ, IC50 for (7)Cl2: 65.83 ± 1.8 μΜ) and with a selectivity index (SI) (SI for (6)Cl: 1.1 and SI for (7)Cl2: 4.8).
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- Evangelia Sifnaiou
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (E.S.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (J.C.P.)
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (E.S.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (J.C.P.)
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (E.S.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (J.C.P.)
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- Laboratory of Biology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (E.R.); (E.K.)
- Institute of Biomedical Research, Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (E.R.); (E.K.)
- Institute of Biomedical Research, Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (E.S.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (J.C.P.)
- Institute of Materials Science and Computing, University Research Centre of Ioannina (URCI), 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (E.S.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (J.C.P.)
- Institute of Materials Science and Computing, University Research Centre of Ioannina (URCI), 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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Maikoo S, Xulu B, Mambanda A, Mkhwanazi N, Davison C, de la Mare J, Booysen IN. Biomolecular Interactions of Cytotoxic Ruthenium Compounds with Thiosemicarbazone or Benzothiazole Schiff Base Chelates. ChemMedChem 2022; 17:e202200444. [PMID: 36041073 PMCID: PMC9826503 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202200444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Herein we illustrate the formation and characterization of new paramagnetic ruthenium compounds, trans-P-[RuCl(PPh3 )2 (pmt)]Cl (1) (Hpmt=1-((pyridin-2-yl)methylene)thiosemicarbazide), trans-P-[RuCl(PPh3 )2 (tmc)]Cl (2) (Htmc=1-((thiophen-2-yl)methylene)thiosemicarbazide) and a diamagnetic ruthenium complex, cis-Cl, trans-P-[RuCl2 (PPh3 )2 (btm)] (3) (btm=2-((5-hydroxypentylimino)methyl)benzothiazole). Agarose gel electrophoresis experiments of the metal compounds illustrated dose-dependent binding to gDNA by 1-3, while methylene blue competition assays suggested that 1 and 2 are also DNA intercalators. Assessment of the effects of the compounds on topoisomerase function indicated that 1-3 are capable of inhibiting topoisomerase I activity in terms of the ability to nick supercoiled plasmid DNA. The cytotoxic activities of the metal complexes were determined against a range of cancer cell lines versus a non-tumorigenic control cell line, and the complexes were, in general, more cytotoxic towards the cancer cells, displaying IC50 values in the low micromolar range. Time-dependent stability studies showed that in the presence of strong nucleophilic species (such as DMSO), the chloride co-ligands of 1-3 are rapidly substituted by the former as proven by the suppression of the substitution reactions in the presence of an excess amount of chloride ions. The metal complexes are significantly stable in both DCM and an aqueous phosphate buffer containing 2 % DMSO.
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- Sanam Maikoo
- School of Chemistry and PhysicsUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalPietermaritzburgSouth Africa
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- School of Chemistry and PhysicsUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalPietermaritzburgSouth Africa
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- School of Chemistry and PhysicsUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalPietermaritzburgSouth Africa
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- Centre for Chemico and Biomedicinal ResearchDepartment of Biochemistry and MicrobiologyFaculty of ScienceRhodes UniversityPO Box 94Grahamstown6140South Africa
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- Centre for Chemico and Biomedicinal ResearchDepartment of Biochemistry and MicrobiologyFaculty of ScienceRhodes UniversityPO Box 94Grahamstown6140South Africa
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- Centre for Chemico and Biomedicinal ResearchDepartment of Biochemistry and MicrobiologyFaculty of ScienceRhodes UniversityPO Box 94Grahamstown6140South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and PhysicsUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalPietermaritzburgSouth Africa
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Synthesis, characterization, in vitro antibacterial, and anticancer studies of Ag(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02498-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Georgakopoulou C, Thomos D, Tsolis T, Ypsilantis K, Plakatouras JC, Kordias D, Magklara A, Kouderis C, Kalampounias AG, Garoufis A. Synthesis, characterization, interactions with the DNA duplex dodecamer d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3') 2 and cytotoxicity of binuclear η 6-arene-Ru(II) complexes. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:13808-13825. [PMID: 36039685 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02304k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The novel binuclear η6-arene-Ru(II) complexes with the general formula {[(η6-cym)Ru(L)]2(μ-BL)}(PF6)4, and their corresponding water soluble {[(η6-cym)Ru(L)]2(μ-BL)}Cl4, where cym = p-cymene, L = 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), BL = 4,4'-bipyridine (BL-1), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (BL-2) and 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (BL-3), were synthesized and characterized. The structure of {[(η6-cym)Ru(phen)]2(μ-BL-1)}(PF6)4 was determined by X-ray single crystal methods. The interaction of {[(η6-cym)Ru(phen)]2(μ-BL-i)}Cl4 (i = 1, 2, 3; (4), (5) and (6) correspondingly) with the DNA duplex d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3')2 was studied by means of NMR techniques and fluorescence titrations. The results show that complex (4) binds with a Kb = 12.133 × 103 M-1 through both intercalation and groove binding, while (5) and (6) are groove binders (Kb = 2.333 × 103 M-1 and Kb = 3.336 × 103 M-1 correspondingly). Comparison with the mononuclear complex [(η6-cym)Ru(phen)(py)]2+ reveals that it binds to the d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3')2 with a Kb value two orders of magnitude lower than (4) (Kb = 0.158 × 103 M-1), indicating that for the binuclear complexes both ruthenium moieties participate in the binding. The complexes were found to be cytotoxic against the A2780 and A2780 res. cancer cell line with a selectivity index (SI) in the range of 3.0-5.9.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece. .,University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Institute of Materials Science and Computing, Ioannina, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Institute-Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.,Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Institute-Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.,Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.,Institute of Biosciences, University Research Center of Ioannina (U.R.C.I.), Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece. .,University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Institute of Materials Science and Computing, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece. .,University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Institute of Materials Science and Computing, Ioannina, Greece
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Elmali FT. Synthesis, characterization and DNA binding properties of Schiff base derivatives and Ru(II) complexes. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tialiou A, Chin J, Keppler BK, Reithofer MR. Current Developments of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Au(I)/Au(III) Complexes toward Cancer Treatment. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061417. [PMID: 35740438 PMCID: PMC9219884 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Since their first discovery, N-heterocyclic carbenes have had a significant impact on organometallic chemistry. Due to their nature as strong σ-donor and π-acceptor ligands, they are exceptionally well suited to stabilize Au(I) and Au(III) complexes in biological environments. Over the last decade, the development of rationally designed NHCAu(I/III) complexes to specifically target DNA has led to a new “gold rush” in bioinorganic chemistry. This review aims to summarize the latest advances of NHCAu(I/III) complexes that are able to interact with DNA. Furthermore, the latest advancements on acyclic diamino carbene gold complexes with anticancer activity are presented as these typically overlooked NHC alternatives offer great additional design possibilities in the toolbox of carbene-stabilized gold complexes for targeted therapy.
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- Alexia Tialiou
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (A.T.); (B.K.K.)
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry—Functional Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (M.R.R.)
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (A.T.); (B.K.K.)
- Research Cluster “Translational Cancer Therapy Research”, University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (A.T.); (B.K.K.)
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (M.R.R.)
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Tolbatov I, Marrone A. Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Half-Sandwich Ru-, Os-, Rh-, and Ir-Based Complexes with Cysteine and Selenocysteine: A Computational Study. Inorg Chem 2021; 61:746-754. [PMID: 34894670 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The structure and the reactivity of four half-sandwich metal complexes of RuII, OsII, RhIII, and IrIII were investigated by means of density functional theory approaches. These piano-stool complexes, grouped in cym-bound complexes, RuII(cym)(dmb)Cl2, 1, and OsII(cym)(dmb)Cl2, 2, and Cp*-bound complexes, RhIII(Cp*)(dmb)Cl2, 3, and IrIII(Cp*)(dmb)Cl2, 4, with cym = η6-p-cymene, Cp* = η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, and dmb = 1,3-dimethylbenzimidazol-2-ylidene, were recently proposed as anticancer metallodrugs that preferably target Cys- or Sec-containing proteins. Thus, density functional theory calculations were performed here to characterize in detail the thermodynamics and the kinetics underlining the targeting of these metallodrugs at either neutral or anionic Cys and Sec side chains. Calculations evidenced that all these complexes preferably target at Cys or Sec via chloro exchange, although cym-bound and Cp*-bound complexes resulted to be more prone to bind at neutral or anionic forms, respectively, of these soft protein sites. Further decomposition analyses of the activation free energies for the reaction between 1-4 complexes and either Cys or Sec, paralleled with the comparison among the optimized transition-state structures, allowed us to spotlight the significant role played by solvation in determining the overall reactivity and selectivity expected for these prototypical metallodrugs.
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- Iogann Tolbatov
- Institut de Chimie Moleculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB), Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Avenue Alain Savary 9, 25000 Dijon, France
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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