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Scaccaglia M, Pinelli S, Manini L, Ghezzi B, Nicastro M, Heinrich J, Kulak N, Mozzoni P, Pelosi G, Bisceglie F. Gold(III) complexes with thiosemicarbazone ligands: insights into their cytotoxic effects on lung cancer cells. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 251:112438. [PMID: 38029536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
Cancer continues to pose a global threat, underscoring the urgent need for more effective and safer treatment options. Gold-based compounds have recently emerged as promising candidates due to their diverse range of biological activities. In this study, three gold(III) complexes derived from thiosemicarbazone ligands have been synthesized, fully characterized, including their X-ray crystal structures. We conducted initial mode-of-action studies on DNA and BSA, followed by a comprehensive investigation into the cytotoxic effects of these novel gold(III) complexes on lung cancer cells (A549, H2052, and H28). The results demonstrated a concentration-dependent cytotoxic response, with H28 cells exhibiting the highest sensitivity to the treatment. Furthermore, the analysis of the cell cycle revealed that these compounds induce cell cycle arrest and promote apoptosis as a response to treatment. We also observed distinct morphological changes and increased oxidative stress, contributing significantly to cell death. Notably, these complexes exhibited the ability to suppress interleukin-6 production in mesothelioma cell lines, and this highlights their anti-inflammatory potential. To gain an initial understanding of cytotoxicity on healthy cells, hemolysis tests were conducted against human blood cells, with no evidence of hemolysis. Furthermore, a toxicity assessment through the in vivo Galleria mellonella model underscored the absence of detectable toxicity. These findings prove that these complexes are promising novel therapeutic agents for lung cancer.
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- Mirco Scaccaglia
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; Centro Universitario di Odontoiatria, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; Istituto dei Materiali per l'Elettronica ed il Magnetismo, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany; Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Golm, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; CERT, Centre of Excellence for Toxicological Research, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; CERT, Centre of Excellence for Toxicological Research, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; CERT, Centre of Excellence for Toxicological Research, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Barrera J, H Haeri H, Heinrich J, Stein M, Hinderberger D, Kulak N. Impact of N-heteroaromatic N-termini in Cu(II) ATCUN metallopeptides on their biorelevant redox activity. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:3279-3286. [PMID: 36633467 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02044k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Cu(II) complexes with ATCUN peptide ligands have been investigated for their ROS (reactive oxygen species) generation and oxidative DNA degradation abilities. The biological activity of most ATCUN complexes such as Cu-GGH (Gly-Gly-His) is, however, low. Tuning the redox chemistry by incorporation of N-heteroaromatics reinstates ROS production which leads to efficient DNA cleavage.
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- Jannis Barrera
- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany. .,Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Molecular Simulations and Design Group, Sandtorstrasse 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Hormann J, Verbitsky O, Zhou X, Battistella B, van der Meer M, Sarkar B, Zhao C, Kulak N. Experimental and computational investigation of heteroatom substitution in nucleolytic Cu(II) cyclen complexes for balancing stability and redox activity. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:3176-3187. [PMID: 36790350 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03284h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cu(II) complexes of cyclen-based ligands CuL1-CuL6 were synthesized and characterized. The corresponding ligands L1-L6 comprise different donor sets including S and O atoms. Whereas cyclen (L1) is commercially available, L2-L6 were synthesized according to protocols available in the literature. Cleavage activity of the complexes towards plasmid DNA was tested in the presence and absence of ascorbate as a reducing agent (oxidative vs. hydrolytic cleavage). As previously shown, the substitution of N donor atoms with hard donor O atoms leads to efficient oxidative nucleases, but dissociation of the complex upon reduction. We thus opted for S substitution (soft donors) to stabilize the reduced Cu(I) species. Increasing the S content, however, leads to species that are difficult to reoxidize in order to ensure efficient oxidative DNA cleavage. We are showing by experimental (cyclic voltammetry) and computational means (DFT) that the rational combination of O and S atoms next to two nitrogen donors within the macrocycle (oxathiacyclen complex CuL6) leads to the stabilization of both redox states. The complex thus exhibits the highest oxidative DNA cleavage activity within this family of cyclen-based Cu(II) complexes - without leaching of the metal ion during reduction.
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- Jan Hormann
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, XinGang Rd. W., Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, XinGang Rd. W., Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Malikidogo KP, Drommi M, Atrián-Blasco E, Hormann J, Kulak N, Esmieu C, Hureau C. Ability of Azathiacyclen Ligands To Stop Cu(Aβ)-Induced Production of Reactive Oxygen Species: [3N1S] Is the Right Donor Set. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203667. [PMID: 36606721 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that leads to the progressive and irreversible loss of mental functions. The amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide involved in the disease is responsible for the production of damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS) when bound to Cu ions. A therapeutic approach that consists of removing Cu ions from Aβ to alter this deleterious interaction is currently being developed. In this context, we report the ability of five different 12-membered thiaazacyclen ligands to capture Cu from Aβ and to redox silence it. We propose that the presence of a sole sulfur atom in the ligand increases the rate of Cu capture and removal from Aβ, while the kinetic aspect of the chelation was an issue encountered with the 4N parent ligand. The best ligand for removing Cu from Aβ and inhibiting the associated ROS production is the 1-thia-4,7,10-triazacyclododecane [3N1S]. Indeed the replacement of more N by S atoms makes the corresponding Cu complexes easier to reduce and thus able to produce ROS on their own. In addition, the ligand with three sulfur atoms has a weaker affinity for CuII than Aβ, and is thus unable to remove Cu from CuAβ.
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- Kyangwi P Malikidogo
- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 31400, Toulouse, France.,Université Grenoble Alpes, DCM (UMR 5250) - CNRS and CEA, IRIG, LCBM (UMR, 5249, Grenoble, France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 31400, Toulouse, France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 31400, Toulouse, France.,Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 31400, Toulouse, France
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Hohlfeld BF, Steen D, Wieland GD, Achazi K, Kulak N, Haag R, Wiehe A. Bromo- and glycosyl-substituted BODIPYs for application in photodynamic therapy and imaging. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:3105-3120. [PMID: 36799212 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob02174a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
Abstract
The introduction of heavy atoms into the BODIPY-core structure has proven to be a straightforward strategy for optimizing the design of such dyes towards enhanced generation of singlet oxygen rendering them suitable as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT). In this work, BODIPYs are presented by combining the concept of bromination with nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) of a pentafluorophenyl or a 4-fluoro-3-nitrophenyl moiety to introduce functional groups, thus improving the phototoxic effect of the BODIPYs as well as their solubility in the biological environment. The nucleophilic substitution enabled functionalization with various amines and alcohols as well as unprotected thiocarbohydrates. The phototoxic activity of these more than 50 BODIPYs has been assessed in cellular assays against four cancer cell lines in order to more broadly evaluate their PDT potential, thus accounting for the known variability between cell lines with respect to PDT activity. In these investigations, dibrominated polar-substituted BODIPYs, particularly dibrominated glyco-substituted compounds, showed promising potential as photomedicine candidates. Furthermore, the cellular uptake of the glycosylated BODIPYs has been confirmed via fluorescence microscopy.
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- Benjamin F Hohlfeld
- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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Malikidogo KP, Drommi M, Atrián‐Blasco E, Hormann J, Kulak N, Esmieu C, Hureau C. Ability of Azathiacyclen Ligands To Stop Cu(Aβ)‐Induced Production of Reactive Oxygen Species: [3N1S] Is the Right Donor Set. Chemistry 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Kyangwi P. Malikidogo
- LCC–CNRS Université de Toulouse, CNRS 31400 Toulouse France
- Université Grenoble Alpes DCM (UMR 5250)–CNRS and CEA, IRIG, LCBM (UMR 5249) Grenoble France
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- LCC–CNRS Université de Toulouse, CNRS 31400 Toulouse France
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA) CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza 50009 Spain
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Chemie Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Universitätsplatz 2 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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Yahya G, Menges P, Amponsah PS, Ngandiri DA, Schulz D, Wallek A, Kulak N, Mann M, Cramer P, Savage V, Räschle M, Storchova Z. Sublinear scaling of the cellular proteome with ploidy. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6182. [PMID: 36261409 PMCID: PMC9581932 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33904-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Ploidy changes are frequent in nature and contribute to evolution, functional specialization and tumorigenesis. Analysis of model organisms of different ploidies revealed that increased ploidy leads to an increase in cell and nuclear volume, reduced proliferation, metabolic changes, lower fitness, and increased genomic instability, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. To investigate how gene expression changes with cellular ploidy, we analyzed isogenic series of budding yeasts from 1N to 4N. We show that mRNA and protein abundance scales allometrically with ploidy, with tetraploid cells showing only threefold increase in protein abundance compared to haploids. This ploidy-dependent sublinear scaling occurs via decreased rRNA and ribosomal protein abundance and reduced translation. We demonstrate that the activity of Tor1 is reduced with increasing ploidy, which leads to diminished rRNA gene repression via a Tor1-Sch9-Tup1 signaling pathway. mTORC1 and S6K activity are also reduced in human tetraploid cells and the concomitant increase of the Tup1 homolog Tle1 downregulates the rDNA transcription. Our results suggest that the mTORC1-Sch9/S6K-Tup1/TLE1 pathway ensures proteome remodeling in response to increased ploidy.
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- G. Yahya
- grid.7645.00000 0001 2155 0333Department of Molecular Genetics, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Str. 24, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany ,grid.31451.320000 0001 2158 2757Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- grid.7645.00000 0001 2155 0333Department of Molecular Genetics, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Str. 24, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- grid.7645.00000 0001 2155 0333Department of Molecular Genetics, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Str. 24, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- grid.7645.00000 0001 2155 0333Department of Molecular Genetics, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Str. 24, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- grid.7400.30000 0004 1937 0650Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- grid.418615.f0000 0004 0491 845XMax Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- grid.418615.f0000 0004 0491 845XMax Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- grid.418615.f0000 0004 0491 845XMax Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- grid.19006.3e0000 0000 9632 6718Department of Biomathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
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- grid.7645.00000 0001 2155 0333Department of Molecular Genetics, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Str. 24, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- grid.7645.00000 0001 2155 0333Department of Molecular Genetics, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Str. 24, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Liu Z, Hartinger C, Kulak N. Editorial: Metals in medicine. Front Chem 2022; 10:979466. [PMID: 35936096 PMCID: PMC9355371 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.979466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Zhe Liu
- Institute of Anticancer Agents Development and Theranostic Application, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China
- *Correspondence: Zhe Liu, , ; Christian Hartinger, ; Nora Kulak,
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- *Correspondence: Zhe Liu, , ; Christian Hartinger, ; Nora Kulak,
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- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Zhe Liu, , ; Christian Hartinger, ; Nora Kulak,
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Kettenmann SD, White M, Colard-Thomas J, Kraft M, Feßler AT, Danz K, Wieland G, Wagner S, Schwarz S, Wiehe A, Kulak N. Investigating Alkylated Prodigiosenes and Their Cu(II)-Dependent Biological Activity: Interactions with DNA, Antimicrobial and Photoinduced Anticancer Activity. ChemMedChem 2021; 17:e202100702. [PMID: 34779147 PMCID: PMC9306646 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Prodigiosenes are a family of red pigments with versatile biological activity. Their tripyrrolic core structure has been modified many times in order to manipulate the spectrum of activity. We have been looking systematically at prodigiosenes substituted at the C ring with alkyl chains of different lengths, in order to assess the relevance of this substituent in a context that has not been investigated before for these derivatives: Cu(II) complexation, DNA binding, self‐activated DNA cleavage, photoinduced cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity. Our results indicate that the hydrophobic substituent has a clear influence on the different aspects of their biological activity. The cytotoxicity study of the Cu(II) complexes of these prodigiosenes shows that they exhibit a strong cytotoxic effect towards the tested tumor cell lines. The Cu(II) complex of a prodigiosene lacking any alkyl chain excelled in its photoinduced anticancer activity, thus demonstrating the potential of prodigiosenes and their metal complexes for an application in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Two derivatives along with their Cu(II) complexes showed also antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus strains.
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- Imperial College London, Department of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Ecole Nationale Superieur de Chimie de Paris: Ecole nationale superieure de chimie de Paris, Chimie, FRANCE
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- Freie Universität Berlin: Freie Universitat Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, GERMANY
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- Freie Universität Berlin: Freie Universitat Berlin, Institute for Microbiology, GERMANY
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- Fraunhofer-Institut fur Biomedizinische Technik IBMT, Zellmodelle und Toxikologie, GERMANY
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- Fraunhofer-Institut fur Biomedizinische Technik IBMT, Zellmodelle und Toxikologie, GERMANY
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- Freie Universität Berlin: Freie Universitat Berlin, Institut für Mikrobiologie, GERMANY
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- Otto von Guericke Universitat Magdeburg, Institut für Chemie, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, GERMANY
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Heinrich J, Bossak-Ahmad K, Riisom M, Haeri HH, Steel TR, Hergl V, Langhans A, Schattschneider C, Barrera J, Jamieson SMF, Stein M, Hinderberger D, Hartinger CG, Bal W, Kulak N. Incorporation of β-Alanine in Cu(II) ATCUN Peptide Complexes Increases ROS Levels, DNA Cleavage and Antiproliferative Activity*. Chemistry 2021; 27:18093-18102. [PMID: 34658072 PMCID: PMC9299640 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Redox‐active Cu(II) complexes are able to form reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the presence of oxygen and reducing agents. Recently, Faller et al. reported that ROS generation by Cu(II) ATCUN complexes is not as high as assumed for decades. High complex stability results in silencing of the Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox cycle and therefore leads to low ROS generation. In this work, we demonstrate that an exchange of the α‐amino acid Gly with the β‐amino acid β‐Ala at position 2 (Gly2→β‐Ala2) of the ATCUN motif reinstates ROS production (•OH and H2O2). Potentiometry, cyclic voltammetry, EPR spectroscopy and DFT simulations were utilized to explain the increased ROS generation of these β‐Ala2‐containing ATCUN complexes. We also observed enhanced oxidative cleavage activity towards plasmid DNA for β‐Ala2 compared to the Gly2 complexes. Modifications with positively charged Lys residues increased the DNA affinity through electrostatic interactions as determined by UV/VIS, fluorescence, and CD spectroscopy, and consequently led to a further increase in nuclease activity. A similar trend was observed regarding the cytotoxic activity of the complexes against several human cancer cell lines where β‐Ala2 peptide complexes had lower IC50 values compared to Gly2. The higher cytotoxicity could be attributed to an increased cellular uptake as determined by ICP‐MS measurements.
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- Julian Heinrich
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Science, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Sandtorstrasse 1, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Science, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
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Hohlfeld BF, Gitter B, Kingsbury CJ, Flanagan KJ, Steen D, Wieland GD, Kulak N, Senge MO, Wiehe A. Dipyrrinato-Iridium(III) Complexes for Application in Photodynamic Therapy and Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation. Chemistry 2021; 27:6440-6459. [PMID: 33236800 PMCID: PMC8248005 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The generation of bio-targetable photosensitizers is of utmost importance to the emerging field of photodynamic therapy and antimicrobial (photo-)therapy. A synthetic strategy is presented in which chelating dipyrrin moieties are used to enhance the known photoactivity of iridium(III) metal complexes. Formed complexes can thus be functionalized in a facile manner with a range of targeting groups at their chemically active reaction sites. Dipyrrins with N- and O-substituents afforded (dipy)iridium(III) complexes via complexation with the respective Cp*-iridium(III) and ppy-iridium(III) precursors (dipy=dipyrrinato, Cp*=pentamethyl-η5 -cyclopentadienyl, ppy=2-phenylpyridyl). Similarly, electron-deficient [IrIII (dipy)(ppy)2 ] complexes could be used for post-functionalization, forming alkenyl, alkynyl and glyco-appended iridium(III) complexes. The phototoxic activity of these complexes has been assessed in cellular and bacterial assays with and without light; the [IrIII (Cl)(Cp*)(dipy)] complexes and the glyco-substituted iridium(III) complexes showing particular promise as photomedicine candidates. Representative crystal structures of the complexes are also presented.
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- Benjamin F. Hohlfeld
- Institut für Chemie u. BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustr. 314195BerlinGermany
- biolitec research GmbHOtto-Schott-Str. 1507745JenaGermany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine InstituteTrinity Centre for Health SciencesTrinity College Dublin, The University of DublinSt James's HospitalDublin8Ireland
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine InstituteTrinity Centre for Health SciencesTrinity College Dublin, The University of DublinSt James's HospitalDublin8Ireland
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- biolitec research GmbHOtto-Schott-Str. 1507745JenaGermany
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- Institut für Chemie u. BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustr. 314195BerlinGermany
- Institut für ChemieOtto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgUniversitätsplatz 239106MagdeburgGermany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine InstituteTrinity Centre for Health SciencesTrinity College Dublin, The University of DublinSt James's HospitalDublin8Ireland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS)Technical University of MunichLichtenbergstrasse 2a85748GarchingGermany
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- Institut für Chemie u. BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustr. 314195BerlinGermany
- biolitec research GmbHOtto-Schott-Str. 1507745JenaGermany
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Hohlfeld BF, Gitter B, Kingsbury CJ, Flanagan KJ, Steen D, Wieland GD, Kulak N, Senge MO, Wiehe A. Cover Feature: Dipyrrinato‐Iridium(III) Complexes for Application in Photodynamic Therapy and Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation (Chem. Eur. J. 21/2021). Chemistry 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin F. Hohlfeld
- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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- biolitec research GmbH Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute Trinity Centre for Health Sciences Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin St James's Hospital Dublin 8 Ireland
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute Trinity Centre for Health Sciences Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin St James's Hospital Dublin 8 Ireland
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- biolitec research GmbH Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Chemie Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Universitätsplatz 2 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute Trinity Centre for Health Sciences Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin St James's Hospital Dublin 8 Ireland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS) Technical University of Munich Lichtenbergstrasse 2a 85748 Garching Germany
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- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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Xie J, Haeckel A, Hauptmann R, Ray IP, Limberg C, Kulak N, Hamm B, Schellenberger E. Iron(III)-tCDTA derivatives as MRI contrast agents: Increased T 1 relaxivities at higher magnetic field strength and pH sensing. Magn Reson Med 2021; 85:3370-3382. [PMID: 33538352 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Low molecular weight iron(III) complex-based contrast agents (IBCA) including iron(III) trans-cyclohexane diamine tetraacetic acid [Fe(tCDTA)]- could serve as alternatives to gadolinium-based contrast agents in MRI. In search for IBCA with enhanced properties, we synthesized derivatives of [Fe(tCDTA)]- and compared their contrast effects. METHODS Trans-cyclohexane diamine tetraacetic acid (tCDTA) was chemically modified in 2 steps: first the monoanhydride of Trans-cyclohexane diamine tetraacetic acid was generated, and then it was coupled to amines in the second step. After purification, the chelators were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and NMR spectrometry. The chelators were complexed with iron(III), and the relaxivities of the complexes were measured at 0.94, 1.5, 3, and 7 Tesla. Kinetic stabilities of the complexes were analyzed spectrophotometrically and the redox properties by cyclic voltammetry. RESULTS Using ethylenediamine (en) and trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane, we generated monomers and dimers of tCDTA: en-tCDTA, en-tCDTA-dimer, trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane-tCDTA, and trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane-tCDTA-dimer. The iron(III) complexes of these derivatives had similarly high stabilities as [Fe(tCDTA)]- . The iron(III) complexes of the trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane derivatives had higher T1 relaxivities than [Fe(tCDTA)]- that increased with increasing magnetic field strengths and were highest at 6.8 L·mmol-1 ·s-1 per molecule for the dimer. Remarkably, the relaxivity of [Fe(en-tCDTA)]+ had a threefold increase from neutral pH toward pH6. CONCLUSION Four iron(III) complexes with similar stability in comparison to [Fe(tCDTA)]- were synthesized. The relaxivities of trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane-tCDTA and trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane-tCDTA-dimer complexes were in the same range as gadolinium-based contrast agents at 3 Tesla. The [Fe(en-tCDTA)]+ complex is a pH sensor at weakly acidic pH levels, which are typical for various cancer types.
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- Jing Xie
- Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Lüdtke C, Sobottka S, Heinrich J, Liebing P, Wedepohl S, Sarkar B, Kulak N. Forty Years after the Discovery of Its Nucleolytic Activity: [Cu(phen) 2 ] 2+ Shows Unattended DNA Cleavage Activity upon Fluorination. Chemistry 2021; 27:3273-3277. [PMID: 33245157 PMCID: PMC7898652 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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[Cu(phen)2]2+ (phen=1,10‐phenanthroline) is the first and still one of the most efficient artificial nucleases. In general, when the phen ligand is modified, the nucleolytic activity of its CuII complex is significantly reduced. This is most likely due to higher steric bulk of such ligands and thus lower affinity to DNA. CuII complexes with phen ligands having fluorinated substituents (F, CF3, SF5, SCF3) surprisingly showed excellent DNA cleavage activity—in contrast to the unsubstituted [Cu(phen)2]2+—in the absence of the otherwise required classical, bioabundant external reducing agents like thiols or ascorbate. This nucleolytic activity correlates well with the half‐wave potentials E1/2 of the complexes. Cancer cell studies show cytotoxic effects of all complexes with fluorinated ligands in the low μm range, whereas they were less toxic towards healthy cells (fibroblasts).
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- Carsten Lüdtke
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
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Hohlfeld BF, Gitter B, Flanagan KJ, Kingsbury CJ, Kulak N, Senge MO, Wiehe A. Exploring the relationship between structure and activity in BODIPYs designed for antimicrobial phototherapy. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:2416-2431. [PMID: 32186571 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00188k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A synthetic strategy to BODIPY dyes is presented giving access to a range of new compounds relevant in the context of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). BODIPYs with the 8-(4-fluoro-3-nitrophenyl) and the 8-pentafluorophenyl substituents were used for the synthesis of new mono- and dibrominated BODIPYs. The para-fluorine atoms in these electron-withdrawing groups facilitate functional modification via nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) with a number of amines and thio-carbohydrates. Subsequently, the antibacterial phototoxic activity of these BODIPYs has been assessed in bacterial assays against the Gram-positive germ S. aureus and also against the Gram-negative germ P. aeruginosa. The bacterial assays allowed to identify substitution patterns which ensured antibacterial activity not only in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) but also in the presence of serum, hereby more realistically modelling the complex biological environment that is present in clinical applications.
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- Benjamin F Hohlfeld
- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany and Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany and biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany and Institut für Chemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie u. Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany and biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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Hohlfeld BF, Flanagan KJ, Kulak N, Senge MO, Christmann M, Wiehe A. Cover Feature: Synthesis of Porphyrinoids, BODIPYs, and (Dipyrrinato)ruthenium(II) Complexes from Prefunctionalized Dipyrromethanes (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 25/2019). European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Benjamin F. Hohlfeld
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH; Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute; Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital; 8 Dublin Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute; Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital; 8 Dublin Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH; Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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Hohlfeld BF, Flanagan KJ, Kulak N, Senge MO, Christmann M, Wiehe A. Synthesis of Porphyrinoids, BODIPYs, and (Dipyrrinato)ruthenium(II) Complexes from Prefunctionalized Dipyrromethanes. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Benjamin F. Hohlfeld
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH; Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute; Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital; 8 Dublin Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute; Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital; 8 Dublin Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH; Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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Leichnitz S, Heinrich J, Kulak N. A fluorescence assay for the detection of hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals generated by metallonucleases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:13411-13414. [PMID: 30427336 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06996d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Metal complexes can initiate DNA cleavage by the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). A conventional assay to probe for ROS is to add quenchers in a gel electrophoresis experiment. As we show here, such an assay is neither selective nor reliable. Instead, we suggest the use of simple fluorogens, as tested here with several metallonucleases for the detection of H2O2 and HO˙.
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- S Leichnitz
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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- Sebastián Hinojosa
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Thielallee 63; 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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Gutsche CS, Gräfe S, Gitter B, Flanagan KJ, Senge MO, Kulak N, Wiehe A. Pre-/post-functionalization in dipyrrin metal complexes - antitumor and antibacterial activity of their glycosylated derivatives. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:12373-12384. [PMID: 30128459 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03059f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A post-functionalization route to tris(dipyrrinato) metal complexes is presented giving access to a range of new complexes relevant in the context of medicinal inorganic chemistry. A pentafluorophenyl group in the meso-position of the dipyrrin ligand serves as an anchor for the connection with alcohols and thiocarbohydrates. The photochemotherapeutic activity of the complexes has been assessed in cellular assays with tumor cell lines and against the Gram-positive bacterium S. aureus. Finally, it is shown that this post-functionalization is also applicable to other dipyrrinato metal complexes.
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- Claudia S Gutsche
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Kettenmann SD, Louka FR, Marine E, Fischer RC, Mautner FA, Kulak N, Massoud SS. Efficient Artificial Nucleases for Mediating DNA Cleavage Based on Tuning the Steric Effect in the Pyridyl Derivatives of Tripod Tetraamine-Cobalt(II) Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; P.O. Box 44370 70504 Lafayette LA USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; P.O. Box 44370 70504 Lafayette LA USA
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemische; Technische Universität Graz; Stremayrgasse 9/V 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institut für Physikalische and Theoretische Chemie; Technische Universität Graz; Stremayrgasse 9/II 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; P.O. Box 44370 70504 Lafayette LA USA
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Hormann J, Malina J, Lemke O, Hülsey MJ, Wedepohl S, Potthoff J, Schmidt C, Ott I, Keller BG, Brabec V, Kulak N. Multiply Intercalator-Substituted Cu(II) Cyclen Complexes as DNA Condensers and DNA/RNA Synthesis Inhibitors. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:5004-5012. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jan Hormann
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kralovopolska 135, 61265 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Medizinische und Pharmazeutische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Medizinische und Pharmazeutische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kralovopolska 135, 61265 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Gutsche CS, Hohlfeld BF, Flanagan KJ, Senge MO, Kulak N, Wiehe A. Sequential Nucleophilic Substitution of the α-Pyrrole and p
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-Pentafluorophenyl-Substituted BODIPYs. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Claudia S. Gutsche
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH; Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH; Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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- School of Chemistry; SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory; The University of Dublin; 152-160 Pearse Street Dublin 2 Ireland
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- School of Chemistry; SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory; The University of Dublin; 152-160 Pearse Street Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstr. 34/36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Takustr. 3 14195 Berlin Germany
- biolitec research GmbH; Otto-Schott-Str. 15 07745 Jena Germany
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Sudarga Tjakraatmadja AAJ, Lüdtke C, Kulak N. Tuning the DNA binding and cleavage of bpa Cu(II) complexes by ether tethers with hydroxyl and methoxy groups. Inorganica Chim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gutsche CS, Ortwerth M, Gräfe S, Flanagan KJ, Senge MO, Reissig HU, Kulak N, Wiehe A. Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution on Pentafluorophenyl-Substituted Dipyrranes and Tetrapyrroles as a Route to Multifunctionalized Chromophores for Potential Application in Photodynamic Therapy. Chemistry 2016; 22:13953-13964. [PMID: 27549436 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The application of porphyrinoids in biomedical fields, such as photodynamic therapy (PDT), requires the introduction of functional groups to tune their solubility for the biological environment and to allow a coupling to other active moieties or carrier systems. A valuable motif in this regard is the pentafluorophenyl (PFP) substituent, which can easily undergo a regiospecific nucleophilic replacement (SN Ar) of its para-fluorine atom by a number of nucleophiles. Here, it is shown that, instead of amino-substitution on the final porphyrinoid or BODIPY (boron dipyrromethene), the precursor 5-(PFP)-dipyrrane can be modified with amines (or alcohols). These dipyrranes were transformed into amino-substituted BODIPYs. Condensation of these dipyrranes with aldehydes gave access to trans-A2 B2 -porphyrins and trans-A2 B-corroles. By using pentafluorobenzaldehyde, it was possible to introduce another para-fluorine atom, which enabled the synthesis of multifunctionalized tetrapyrroles. Furthermore, alkoxy- and amino-substituted dipyrranes were applied to the synthesis of A3 B3 -hexaphyrins. The polar porphyrins that were prepared by using this method exhibited in vitro PDT activity against several tumor cell lines.
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- Claudia S Gutsche
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany. .,biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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DNA can be oxidatively cleaved by copper complexes of the ATCUN peptide (amino terminal Cu(II)- and Ni(II)-binding motif). In order to investigate the fate of the metal ion throughout this process, we have exploited quenching/dequenching effects of conjugated fluorophores.
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- C Wende
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Lange N, Dietrich PM, Lippitz A, Kulak N, Unger WES. New azidation methods for the functionalization of silicon nitride and application in copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.5950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- N. Lange
- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Unter den Eichen 87; 12205 Berlin Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36; 14195 Berlin Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Unter den Eichen 87; 12205 Berlin Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Unter den Eichen 87; 12205 Berlin Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36; 14195 Berlin Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Unter den Eichen 87; 12205 Berlin Germany
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Perera-Bobusch C, Hormann J, Weise C, Wedepohl S, Dernedde J, Kulak N. Significantly enhanced proteolytic activity of cyclen complexes by monoalkylation. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:10500-4. [PMID: 27277522 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt00681g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The activity of Cu(ii) and Co(iii) cyclen complexes in the cleavage of proteins was remarkably improved by introducing long alkyl chains thus generating efficient proteolytic amphiphilic metal complexes.
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin
- Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie
- CVK
- 13353 Berlin
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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Dietrich PM, Streeck C, Glamsch S, Ehlert C, Lippitz A, Nutsch A, Kulak N, Beckhoff B, Unger WES. Quantification of Silane Molecules on Oxidized Silicon: Are there Options for a Traceable and Absolute Determination? Anal Chem 2015; 87:10117-24. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- P. M. Dietrich
- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
- Institut
für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
- Institut
für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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Hormann J, van der Meer M, Sarkar B, Kulak N. From Cyclen to 12-Crown-4 Copper(II) Complexes: Exchange of Donor Atoms Improves DNA Cleavage Activity. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201500596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sureshbabu P, Tjakraatmadja AAJS, Hanmandlu C, Elavarasan K, Kulak N, Sabiah S. Mononuclear Cu(ii) and Zn(ii) complexes with a simple diamine ligand: synthesis, structure, phosphodiester binding and DNA cleavage studies. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra15717f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mononuclear Cu(ii) and Zn(ii) complexes with simple 1,2-diaminocylohexane were synthesized. They interact with phosphodiesters and CT-DNA. Cu(ii) complex with ascorbate efficiently cleaves supercoiled DNA up to Form III at 25 µM under oxidative pathway.
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- Popuri Sureshbabu
- Department of Chemistry
- Pondicherry University
- Pondicherry-605 014
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pondicherry University
- Pondicherry-605 014
- India
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Freie Universtität Berlin
- Germany
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Wende C, Lüdtke C, Kulak N. Copper Complexes of N‐Donor Ligands as Artificial Nucleases (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 16/2014). Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201490076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Christian Wende
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany, http://www.bcp.fu‐berlin.de/chemie/kulak
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany, http://www.bcp.fu‐berlin.de/chemie/kulak
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34/36, 14195 Berlin, Germany, http://www.bcp.fu‐berlin.de/chemie/kulak
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Wende C, Lüdtke C, Kulak N. Copper Complexes of N‐Donor Ligands as Artificial Nucleases. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201400141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rodríguez-Hermida S, Wende C, Lago AB, Carballo R, Kulak N, Vázquez-López EM. Reaction of a Bis(benzoylhydrazone) with Copper(II): Complex Formation, Hydroxylation, and DNA Cleavage Activity. Eur J Inorg Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201300968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Johnstone TC, Kulak N, Pridgen EM, Farokhzad OC, Langer R, Lippard SJ. Nanoparticle encapsulation of mitaplatin and the effect thereof on in vivo properties. ACS Nano 2013; 7:5675-83. [PMID: 23697579 PMCID: PMC3722263 DOI: 10.1021/nn401905g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nanoparticle (NP) therapeutics have the potential to significantly alter the in vivo biological properties of the pharmaceutically active agents that they carry. Here we describe the development of a polymeric NP, termed M-NP, comprising poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLGA-PEG), stabilized with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), and loaded with a water-soluble platinum(IV) [Pt(IV)] prodrug, mitaplatin. Mitaplatin, c,c,t-[PtCl2(NH3)2(OOCCHCl2)2], is a compound designed to release cisplatin, an anticancer drug in widespread clinical use, and the orphan drug dichloroacetate following chemical reduction. An optimized preparation of M-NP by double emulsion and its physical characterization are reported, and the influence of encapsulation on the properties of the platinum agent is evaluated in vivo. Encapsulation increases the circulation time of Pt in the bloodstream of rats. The biodistribution of Pt in mice is also affected by nanoparticle encapsulation, resulting in reduced accumulation in the kidneys. Finally, the efficacy of both free mitaplatin and M-NP, measured by tumor growth inhibition in a mouse xenograft model of triple-negative breast cancer, reveals that controlled release of mitaplatin over time from the nanoparticle treatment produces long-term efficacy comparable to that of free mitaplatin, which might limit toxic side effects.
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- Timothy C. Johnstone
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
- Corresponding Author
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Hormann J, Perera C, Deibel N, Lentz D, Sarkar B, Kulak N. Straightforward approach to efficient oxidative DNA cleaving agents based on Cu(ii) complexes of heterosubstituted cyclens. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:4357-60. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt32857k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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