An insight into the cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and biocontrol perspective of novel Iron(III) complexes of substituted benzimidazoles: Inhibition kinetics and molecular simulations

Autor: Roopashree, B., Mahesh, B., Ramu, Ramith, Rekha, N. D., Manjula, S. N., Preethi, G., Gayathri, V.
Zdroj: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics; December 2024, Vol. 42 Issue: 21 p11538-11554, 17p
Abstrakt: AbstractMononuclear complexes [FeCl3L2(OH2)] (L = L1, L2) were designed and synthesized by combining FeCl3with 2-(3′-Aminophenylbenzimidazole) (L1) and 2-[(3′-N-Salicylidinephenyl)benzimidazole] (L2) and were characterized by physico-analytical strategies. The redox properties of the complexes were disclosed by the cyclic voltammetric method. Further, the interactions of complexes with proteins were studied by performing molecular docking engaging protein models of common cancer therapeutic targets to foresee their affinity to bind to these proteins. The complexes evidenced better protein-ligand docking (−8.4 and −9.0 kcal mol−1) and higher binding energies than their ligands. However, the L1complex displayed improved binding free energy (−33.576 ± 1.01 kcal mol−1) compared to the other complexes and individual ligands. These compounds were screened for in vitrocytotoxic assays against triple-negative breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-468 cells), anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. The in vitrostudy complemented the in silicoassay; therefore, these compounds may be a viable choice for expanding anticancer therapy. Additionally, the L2showed better biocontrol activity owing to the enhanced growth of Trichoderma and inhibited the growth of Fusarium oxysporum.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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