Copper(II) complexes with norfloxacin and neutral terpyridines: Cytotoxic, antibacterial, superoxide dismutase and DNA-interaction approach
摘要:
Cu(II) complexes of the type [Cu(NFL)(L-n)Cl] (L-n = substituted terpyridines, NFL = norfloxacin) were synthesised and characterized. Antibacterial activity was assayed against selective Gram((+ve)) and Gram((-ve)) microorganisms using the double dilution technique. The binding behavior of the complexes toward Herring Sperm (HS) DNA was determined using absorption titration and hydrodynamic measurements, whereas the cleavage efficacy of the complexes toward pUC19 DNA was determined by the gel electrophoresis technique. The brine shrimp bioassay was carried out to study the in vitro cytotoxic properties of the synthesized metal complexes. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) like activity of the complexes was measured using an NBT/NADH/PMS system and is expressed in term of the concentration of complex which terminates the formation of formazan by 50% (IC50 value). The IC50 values were observed to be in the range 0.653-1.344 mu M. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Antimicrobial and nuclease activity of mixed polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes
作者:Mohan N. Patel、Pradhuman A. Parmar、Deepen S. Gandhi、Vasudev R. Thakkar
DOI:10.1016/j.inoche.2010.08.022
日期:2010.12
The ruthenium(II) complexes with 2,9-dimethy1-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) and terpyridine derivatives have been synthesized and screened for their antimicrobial potency. The interaction of these complexes with Herring Sperm DNA was investigated by thermal denaturation, viscosity measurements, gel electrophoresis and spectrophotometric methods. The results indicate that the complexes bound to DNA via partial intercalative mode. The salt-dependent binding of these complexes has been determined by UV-Vis spectrophotometric titration. The contribution of the non-electrostatic binding free energy (Delta G(t)(o)) to the total binding free energy change (Delta G(o)) is found to be similar to 88% at [Na+] =0.075 M. The large value suggests that the stabilization of the DNA binding is mostly due to the contribution of non-electrostatic process. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.