5-Fluorouracil and 5-fluorouracil-histidine complexes with AlIII, CrIII and FeIII ions and their antitumour activity
摘要:
Complexes of the type [M(L-H)(OH)Cl], [Cr(L-H)(H2O)(2)(OH)Cl] and [M'(L-H)(L'-H)(H2O)Cl], where L = 5-fluorouracil; L' = histidine (HISD); M = Al-III or Fe-III and M' = Al-III, Cr-III or Fe-III were synthesized and characterized. The complexes are insoluble in water and common organic solvents. 5-Fluorouracil is coordinated to the metal ion through the O atom of C-(4)=O and the N atom of N-(1) while histidine coordinates through the O atom of -COO- and the N atom of -NH2 groups. The mu(eff) values, electronic spectral bands and ESR spectra suggest a polymeric 6-coordinate spin free octahedral stereochemistry for Cr-III and Fe-III complexes. The in vivo antitumour effect of 5-fluorouracil and its complexes was examined on C3H/He mice against P815 murine mastocytoma. As evident from their T/C values Cr-III and Fe-III complexes display significant and higher antitumour activity compared to 5-fluorouracil while the Al-III complexes show lower activity. The in vitro results of the complexes on the same cells indicate that Cr-III and Fe-III complexes show higher inhibition on H-3-thymidine and H-3-uridine incorporation in DNA and RNA replication, respectively. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.