Position Impact of Hydroxy Groups on Spectral, Acid–Base Profiles and DNA Interactions of Several Monohydroxy Flavanones

Autor: Antonio Zucca, Vitali T. Cheshchevik, Violetta M Korolevich, Elżbieta Łodyga-Chruścińska, Maria Itria Pilo, Agnieszka Kowalska-Baron, Paulina Błazińska
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Molecules
Volume 24
Issue 17
Molecules, Vol 24, Iss 17, p 3049 (2019)
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24173049
Popis: Structure-related biological activities of flavanones are still considered largely unexplored. Since they exhibit various medicinal activities, it is intriguing to enter deeper into their chemical structures, electronic transitions or interactions with some biomolecules in order to find properties that allow us to better understand their effects. Little information is available on biological activity of flavanone and its monohydroxy derivatives in relation to their physicochemical properties as spectral profiles, existence of protonated/deprotonated species under pH changes or interaction with Calf Thymus DNA. We devoted this work to research demonstrating differences in the physicochemical properties of the four flavanones: flavanone, 2&prime
hydroxyflavanone, 6-hydroxyflavanone and 7-hydroxyflavanone and linking them to their biological activity. Potentiometric titration, UV&ndash
Vis spectroscopy were used to investigate influence of pH on acid&ndash
base and spectral profiles and to propose the mode of interaction with DNA. Cyclic voltammetry was applied to evaluate antioxidant potentiality and additionally, theoretical DFT(B3LYP) method to disclose electronic structure and properties of the compounds. Molecular geometries, proton affinities and pKa values have been determined. According to computational and cyclic voltammetry results we could predict higher antioxidant activity of 6-hydroxyflavanone with respect to other compounds. The values of Kb intrinsic binding constants of the flavanones indicated weak interactions with DNA. Structure&ndash
activity relationships observed for antioxidant activity and DNA interactions suggest that 6-hydroxyflavanone can protect DNA against oxidative damage most effectively than flavanone, 2&prime
hydroxyflavanone or 7-hydroxyflavanone.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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