Two Cu(II) complexes containing 2,4-diamino-6-(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine and amino acids: Synthesis, crystal structures, DNA/HSA binding, molecular docking, and in vitro cytotoxicity studies

Autor: Bing-Feng Wang, Wei Liu, Zhi-Bin Ou, Fang Shen, Yu-Jia Liu, Xue-Yi Le, Zong-Wan Mao
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 465:1-13
ISSN: 0020-1693
DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.05.030
Popis: Two new copper(II)-amino acid complexes, [Cu(PyTA)( l -Thr)(ClO4)]2·1.5H2O (1) and [Cu(PyTA)( l -Arg)(ClO4)(H2O)]·ClO4 (2) (PyTA = 2,4-diamino-6-(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine, l -Thr = l -threonine, l -Arg = l -arginine), were successfully synthesized and characterized. The results determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction showed that the five-coordinated copper of 1 and the six-coordinated copper of 2 were located in the distorted square-pyramidal and distorted octahedral environments, respectively. Spectroscopic titrations, thermal denaturation experiments, viscosity measurements revealed that the complexes bound to DNA via a groove binding mode, with the DNA-binding constants of 6.126 × 104 M−1 for 1 and 6.464 × 104 M−1 for 2. Electrophoresis experiments revealed that the complexes cleaved pBR322 DNA by an oxidative pathway involving in the generation of superoxide free radical (O2−). Multi-spectroscopic analyses showed that the complexes bound to site I of human serum albumin (HSA) with moderate affinities. In particular, in vitro cytotoxicities of the complexes against Bel-7402 cell line showed promising anticancer effects (IC50 = 42.1 ± 1.7 μM for 1; IC50 = 36.3 ± 0.9 μM for 2). In addition, the binding mechanism and mode of the complexes with DNA/HSA were verified by molecular docking technique.
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