Transition Metal Complexes with 1‐Adamantoyl Hydrazones – Cytotoxic Copper(II) Complexes of Tri‐ and Tetradentate Pyridine Chelators Containing an Adamantane Ring System
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- 15 January 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 2015 (5) , 882-895
Abstract
Five pentacoordinate copper(II) complexes with 2‐acetylpyridine or di(2‐pyridyl) ketone 1‐adamantoyl hydrazone ligands (Adpy and Addpy, respectively) of the formulae [CuCl2(Adpy)] (1), [Cu2(μ‐Cl)2(Adpy‐H)2] (2), [Cu(NCS)2(Adpy)] (3), [Cu2(μ‐Cl)2(Addpy‐H)2] (4), and [Cu2(NCS)2(μ‐Addpy‐H)2] (5) were synthesized and characterized by spectral, electrochemical, and X‐ray structural analysis. Flow cytometry and morphological analysis confirmed that the copper(II) complexes 2 and 5 induced accumulation of a sub‐G1 phase population, and fluorescence microscopy indicated the presence of large cells in apoptosis. The interaction of the copper(II) complexes with calf thymus DNA (CT‐DNA) was monitored by changes in their UV/Vis spectra. The observed intrinsic binding constants for 2 and 5 (Kb = 1.77 × 106 and 3.58 × 106 M–1, respectively) together with ethidium displacement fluorescence experiments indicate intercalative binding. Complexes 2 and 5 showed nuclease activity against pUC19 plasmid DNA.Keywords
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