Synthesis and characterisation of metallopolyamide complexes
Platinum(II) and ruthenium(II)-based complexes that contain imidazole, pyrrole and β-alanine subunits, capable of recognising specific DNA base-pair sequences, have been synthesised. These polyamides, two platinum(II), [Cl(NH3)2Pt-L6-β-Ala-Py-L4-Im]+ (HSP-2), and [Cl(NH3)2Pt-L6-β-Ala-PyPyPy-L4-ImImI...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/3497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2012.06.013 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020169312003738 |
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| Summary: | Platinum(II) and ruthenium(II)-based complexes that contain imidazole, pyrrole and β-alanine subunits, capable of recognising specific DNA base-pair sequences, have been synthesised. These polyamides, two platinum(II), [Cl(NH3)2Pt-L6-β-Ala-Py-L4-Im]+ (HSP-2), and [Cl(NH3)2Pt-L6-β-Ala-PyPyPy-L4-ImImIm]+ (HSP-6) and two ruthenium, Δ and Λ-[β-Ala-Py-L4-Im-β-dpq-Ru(phen)2]2+ (Δ and Λ-RUP1), were designed to recognise DNA sequences up to seven base-pairs in length. They were obtained in good yield by a combination of solid and solution phase chemistries. The chirality of the ruthenium precursors Δ- and Λ-[Ru(phen)2(phendo)]2+ was conserved throughout the synthesis. Characterisation was achieved using NMR, UV–Vis and ESI-MS and CD for Δ- and Λ-RUP1. Cytotoxicity was not determined for HSP-2 or HSP-6, due to insolubility, however the IC50 values of Δ and Λ-RUP1 were confirmed to be greater than 40 μM (at an incubation time of 48 h). LD studies indicated that the ruthenium complexes interact with ct-DNA through a mixed binding mode, which is influenced by complex concentration and chirality. |
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