DNA-Binding and cytotoxicity of the cobalt(III) ethylenediamine pyrazole complex [Co(en)2(pyz)2]3+

The complex of cobalt(III) ethylenediamine was synthesized, isolated and characterized by UV-Vis, IR, and 1H NMR spectral methods. The binding of the complex with calf thymus DNA was investigated by absorption and emission spectroscopy, viscosity measurements, DNA melting and DNA photocleavage. The spectroscopic studies together with the viscosity measurements and DNA melting studies indicated that the complex binds to calf thymus DNA in a nonintercalative mode. This complex is found to promote photocleavage of the DNA plasmid pBR322 and shows a cytotoxic effect against CHO cells.     

Determination of nucleic acids using calcein-neodymium complex as a fluorescence probe.

A novel fluorometric method has been developed for rapid determination of DNA and RNA with calcein-neodymium complex as a fluorescence probe. The method is based on the fluorescence enhancement of calcein-Nd(III) complex in the presence of DNA or RNA, with maximum excitation and emission wavelength at 489 nm and 514 nm, respectively. Under optimal conditions, the calibration graphs are linear over the range 0.5 - 3.0 microg/ml for both DNA and yeast RNA, 0.4 - 2.0 microg/ml for fish sperm DNA (FS DNA) and 0 - 3.0 microg/ml for calf thymus DNA (CT DNA). The corresponding detection limits are 15.1 ng/ml for DNA, 21.2 ng/ml for yeast RNA, 10.5 ng/ml for FS DNA and 8.9 ng/ml for CT DNA. The interaction mechanism for the binding of calcein-Nd(III) complex to DNA is also studied. The results of absorption spectra, fluorescence polarization measurements and thermal denaturation experiments, suggested that the interaction between calcein-Nd(III) complex and DNA is an electrostatic interaction.     

Fluorescence spectral study of interaction of water-soluble metal complexes of Schiff-base and DNA.

The fluorescence spectral characteristics and the interaction of several water-soluble metal complexes of Schiff-base with DNA are described. Among the complexes tested, Mn-Schiff-base bound to DNA showed a marked decrease in the fluorescence intensity with a blue shift of the excitation and emission peaks. Some hypochromism in the UV absorption spectra was also observed. KI quenching and competitive binding to DNA between Mn-Schiff-base and ethidium bromide (EB) were studied in connection with other experimental observations to show that the interactive model between Mn-Schiff-base and DNA is an intercalative one. The pH and salt effect on the fluorescence properties was also investigated. The linear relationship between F/F0 and the concentration of calf thymus DNA covers 3.0 x 10(-6)-2 x 10(-4) mol L-1, which can be utilized for determining traces of calf thymus DNA with a detection limit of 8.0 x 10(-7) mol L-1 in base pairs.     

DNA Interaction with PtCl<Subscript>2</Subscript>(LL) (LL = Chelating Diamine Ligand: <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Dimethyltrimethylendiamine) Complex

The [PtCl₂(LL)] complex, as a cisplatin derivative, which LL is diamine chelate ligand (N,N-dimethyltrimethylendiamine), was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis (CHN) mass, ¹H, and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Then the binding of this complex to calf thymus DNA was investigated by various physicochemical methods such as spectrophotometric, circular dichroism, spectrofluorometric, melting temperature, and viscosimetric techniques. Upon addition of the complex, important changes were observed in the characteristic UV–Vis bands (hypochromism) of calf thymus DNA, increase in melting temperature and some changes in specific viscosity. Also, the fluorescence spectral characteristics showed an increase in the fluorescence intensity of methylene blue–DNA solutions in the presence of increasing amounts of metal complex, indicating PtCl₂(LL) is able to displace the methylene blue bound to DNA but not as complete as intercalative molecules. The experimental results showed that the platinum complex is bound to DNA non-intercalatively, and an outside binding is the preferred mode of interaction.     

Interaction of bis(ethylene)tin(bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine) with DNA.

The fluorescence spectral characteristics and interaction of bis(ethylene)tin(bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine) [Et2Sn(salen)] with DNA are described. The polarity of the solvent has a strong effect on the fluorescence characteristics of Et2Sn(salen). Et2Sn(salen) bound to DNA showed a marked decrease in the fluorescence intensity with a bathochromic shift of the excitation and emission peaks. A hypochromism in the UV absorption spectra was also observed. KI quenching and competitive binding to DNA between Et2Sn(salen) and ethidium bromide (EB) were studied in connection with other experimental observations to show that the interactive model between Et2Sn(salen) and DNA is an intercalative one. The pH and salt effect on the fluorescence properties was also investigated. The intrinsic binding constant was estimated to be 1.071 x 10(5) mol L(-1) in base pairs and the binding site number is 1.98, respectively. A linear relationship between F/F0 and the concentration of calf thymus DNA covers 5.1 x 10(-6) - 2.41 x 10(-4) mol L(-1), which can be utilized for determining traces of calf thymus DNA with a detection limit of 1.1 x 10(-7) mol L(-1) in base pairs.     

Synthesis, DNA-binding, and Photocleavage of 2,3-Di-2-pyridylquinoxaline-silver(Ⅰ) Complex

A new dinuclear complex, [Ag(L)(CH3CN)]2(C1O4)2·2H2O(L=2,3-di-2-pyridylquinoxaline), was prepared and characterized by elemental analyses,IR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The interaction of the complex with calf thymus DNA(CT-DNA) was investigated by absorption, fluorescence spectroscopies, and viscosity measurement. The results suggested that the complex was bound to DNA via an intercalative mode. The intrinsic binding constant value Kb was found to be approximately 1.48×103 L·mol-1. Moreover, the Ag(Ⅰ) complex could cleave the plasmid pUC19 DNA from the supercoiled Form I to the nicked Form Ⅱ under irradiation at 365 nm.     

Synthesis, crystal structure, and DNA-binding study on the trinitrate{2,2'-[2,3-naphthylenebis(oxy)]-bis(N,N-diisopropyl(acetamide))} gadolinium(III) complex

A 2,2'-[2,3-naphthylenebis(oxy)]-bis(N,N-diisopropyl(acetamide)) ligand (L) and its Gd(III) complex have been prepared and characterized. The crystal and molecular structure of the complex was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The interactions of complex with calf thymus DNA were investigated by UV-vis, fluorescence and viscosity measurements. Experimental results indicated that the complex can bind to DNA by intercalation modes. Its intrinsic binding constant is 1.03 x 10(6) M(-1).     

Screening and mechanism study of components targeting DNA from the Chinese herb Lonicera japonica by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and fluorescence spectroscopy

A method which involves combination of centrifugal ultrafiltration sampling with high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection and mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-MS) analysis was established for screening bioactive compounds binding to calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid (ct-DNA) from the extracts of Lonicera japonica. Four compounds were screened out and identified as rutin, quercetin-3-O-glucoside, luteolin-7-O-glucoside and lonicerin, based on the comparison of retention time, UV spectra and MS data with those of standards. The DNA-binding capabilities of the latter three flavonoids were found for the first time. The binding mechanisms of rutin, quercetin-3-O-glucoside and luteolin-7-O-glucoside with ct-DNA at the molecular level were explored using acridine orange (AO) as a fluorescence probe. Groove binding is the most appropriate binding mode of these three flavonoids to DNA, according to ultraviolet absorption and fluorescence spectra, as well as melting temperature (T(m)) curves and viscosity measurements. The binding constants of rutin, quercetin-3-O-glucoside and luteolin-7-O-glucoside with DNA-AO complex were 3.81 x 10(3), 3.37 x 10(3) and 5.50 x 10(3) L/mol, respectively.     

Binding studies of DNA with Co(Ⅲ) coordination compound

The binding of Co(bpy)2dppz3+ to calf thymus DNA was investigated by using absorption and emission spectroscopy,DNA melting techniques,cyclic voltammetry,viscosity and electro-phoresis measurements,where bpy is 2,2'-bipyridyl,dppz is dipyrido[3,2-o:2',3'-c] phenazine.The binding compound shows absorption hypochromicity,fluorescence enhancement,and increasing of DNA melting temperature and the specific viscosity.CV measurement shows the shifts in oxidation-reduction potential and change in peak current with addition of DNA.The compound is also shown to be more efficient photosensitisers for strand breaks in plasmid DNA.     

Application of aluminium(III) complex with salicylidene-o-aminophenol to the fluorometric determination of nucleic acids

In buffer medium of hexamethylene tetraamine-HCl at pH 5.9 the aluminium(III) complex with salicylidene-o-aminophenol (SAP) has a fluorescence peak at 508 nm with excitation at 410 nm. When nucleic acid coexists, it reacts with the complex within 8 min at room temperature to produce a non-fluorescent product, resulting in the decrease of fluorescence intensity of the aluminium complex. On basis of this, a new fluorometric method for nucleic acids determination is proposed. The calibration graphs for calf thymus DNA, fish sperm DNA and yeast RNA are linear up to 5.0, 4.0 and 3.0 microg ml(-1), respectively, and corresponding detection limits are 49, 52 and 62 ng ml(-1). The synthetic samples are analyzed with relative standard deviation of five measurements of 3.9-6.0%. DNA in an extraction product from human blood is determined using the calibration graph for calf thymus DNA, and the result is very close to that by the ethidium bromide assay. Compared with some established fluorometric methods, this procedure is sensitive, selective, reliable, reproducible and practical. The association constant of calf thymus DNA with the complex is estimated by two graphic methods. It is suggested that the binding reaction between nucleic acids with the complex proceeds in an intercalation way.     

抗癌药物4'-O-(α-L-夹竹桃糖基)柔红霉素与小牛胸腺DNA相互作用的荧光光谱法

在pH=7.4的Tris-HCl介质中,利用荧光光谱和紫外吸收光谱法,研究了一种新型蒽环类抗癌药物柔红霉素衍生物(4′-O-(α-L-夹竹桃糖基)柔红霉素,ODNR)与小牛胸腺DNA(ctDNA)的相互作用。 通过离子强度的影响、KI荧光猝灭实验和单双链ctDNA作用的比较实验,分析了ODNR与ctDNA的相互作用模式。 结果表明,ODNR通过嵌插方式与ctDNA发生作用。 ctDNA对ODNR的荧光有明显的猝灭作用,其机理属于静态猝灭。 通过Scatchard方程求得不同温度下的结合常数和结合位点数,由热力学参数确定分子间作用力为疏水作用,也可能存在静电作用。     

Effect of buffer on heparin binding and sensing in competitive aqueous media

Abstract

Although buffer-specific effects on molecular recognition are known in biological science, they remain rare in supramolecular chemistry. The binding between a cationic dye, mallard blue (MalB) and polyanionic heparin in aqueous NaCl (150 mM) is studied in three commonly used buffers (Tris-HCl, HEPES, Phosphate, each 10 mM). Although MalB has a very similar UV–visible spectrum in each buffer, the sensory response towards heparin was different in each case. This can be ascribed to differences in the complex formed. In Tris-HCl which has the least competitive chloride counter-anions, MalB exhibits a hypsochromic shift of 25 nm, assigned to strong binding and aggregation of the dye on heparin. In more competitive HEPES, containing a sulfonate anion, there is weaker binding and less aggregation of MalB along the heparin; the hypsochromic shift is only 15 nm. In phosphate buffer, MalB can interact quite strongly with buffer phosphate anions; although heparin binding is still observed, the hypsochromic shift associated with dye aggregation is only 5 nm. As such, specific buffer interactions with the MalB–heparin complex mediate host–guest binding and sensing. Buffer choice must be made carefully in studies of molecular recognition – we would caution against using phosphate and sulfonate containing buffers when studying electrostatic binding.     

PHOTOCHEMICALLY INDUCED BINDING OF Rh(phen)2Cl2+ TO DNA†

The photoinduced covalent binding of the title compound to native and heat denatured DNA is described. The level of binding has been measured by UV (for DNA) and atomic absorption (for Rh) analysis. Quantum efficiencies of 6.4 x 10(-4) mol Rh per mol photons and 1.6 x 10(-3) mol Rh per mol photons have been determined for binding to native and denatured calf thymus DNA, respectively. Levels of bound rhodium as high as 1 molecule per five bases have been achieved. There is no binding of the complex in the absence of light, and there is evidence that at least a portion of the binding may be due to the photolytic conversion of the complex into one or more stable intermediates. Studies with polyribonucleotides indicate a strong preference for binding to the purine bases.     

Study on the interaction of morphine chloride with deoxyribonucleic acid by fluorescence method

The mode and mechanism of the interaction of morphine chloride, an important alkaloid compound to calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid (ct DNA) was investigated from absorption and fluorescence titration techniques. Hypochromic effect was founded in the absorption spectra of morphine when concentration of DNA increased. The decreased fluorescence study revealed non-cooperative binding of the morphine to DNA with an affinity of 3.94x10(3)M(-1), and the stoichiometry of binding was characterized to be about one morphine molecule per nucleotide. Stern-Volmer plots at different temperatures proved that the quenching mechanism was static. Ferrocyanide quenching study showed that the magnitude of K(SV) of the bound morphine was lower than that of the free one. In addition, it was found that ionic strength could affect the binding of morphine and DNA. Fluorescence polarization and denatured DNA studies also applied strong evidences that morphine molecule was partially intercalated between every alternate base pairs of ct DNA. As observed from above experiments, intercalation was well supported as the binding mode of morphine and ct DNA.     

Spectrophotometric investigation on the interaction of toluidine blue with calf thymus DNA by cyclodextrin supramolecular

The interaction of toluidine blue (TB) with cyclodextrins (CDs), including β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin (CM-β-CD), and calf thymus DNA in aqueous solution is studied by ultraviolet-visible absorption and steady-state fluorescence technique. The interactive model of TB with double-stranded DNA has been investigated by means of the inclusive action of β-CD and CM-β-CD. Based on the changes of absorption, fluorescence and resonance light scattering (RLS) spectra, the intrinsic binding constant (K_ap) and the binding site number (n) of TB with DNA and the inclusion complexes TB–CD with DNA are obtained in the case of 20 mmol L^?1 Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 7.2). According to the experimental results, it can be inferred that the interactive model of dimer TB with DNA is ‘electrostatic binding’, while the monomer TB with DNA is ‘intercalative binding’.     

Characterization of the Binding of Methylene Blue to DNA by Spectroscopic Methods

ABSTRACT

Methylene blue (MB) binds to the double helical DNA with a high affinity, as deduced from the absorption and fluorescence spectral data. Extensive hypochromism and red shifts in the absorption spectra were observed when MB binds to calf thymus DNA(CT DNA), which suggested the intercalation mechanism of MB into DNA bases. Upon binding to DNA, the fluorescence from MB was efficiently quenched by the DNA bases, with no shifts in the emission maximum. The large increases in the polarization upon binding to CT DNA supported the intercalation of MB into the helix. Ferrocyanide quenching studies showed that the magnitude of K_sv of the bound MB was lower than that of the free MB. The results of competitive binding studies showed that ethidium bromide could be displaced by MB from ethidium-DNA complex. The results of all above further studies also proved the intercalation of MB into DNA base stack.     

A Novel Cobalt(III) Mixed-polypyridyl Complex: Synthesis, Characterization and DNA Binding

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DNA Binding Studies and Cytotoxicity of Ethylenediamine 8‐Hydroxyquinolinato Palladium(II) Chloride

Interaction between ethylenediamine 8‐hydroxyquinolinato palladium(II) chloride and calf thymus DNA (CT‐DNA) in aqueous solution were studied by UV‐Visible absorption, fluorescence spectroscopic techniques and gel chromatography at temperatures of 300 K and 310 K. The complex bound strongly and intercalatively to the CT‐DNA. The results of the cytotoxicity assay of the Pd(II) complex on the leukemia cell line, K562 indicated lower cytotoxicity than cisplatin. The Pd(II) complex is considered an agent with potential antitumor activity. The calculation of several binding and thermodynamic parameters of the inclusion Pd(II) complex with CT‐DNA may provide deeper insights into the mechanism of action of these types of complexes with nucleic acids.     

Binding studies of DNA with Co(III) coordination compound

The binding of Co(bpy)₂dppz³⁺ to calf thymus DNA was investigated by using absorption and emission spectroscopy, DNA melting techniques, cyclic voltammetry, viscosity and electro phoresis measurements, where bpy is 2,2′-bipyridyl, dppz is dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c] phenazine. The binding compound shm absorption hypochromicity, fluorescence enhancement, and increasing of DNA melting temperature and the specific viscosity. CV measurement shows the shifts in oxidation-reduction potential and change in peak current with addition of DNA. The compound ie also shown to be more efficient photosensitisers for strand breaks in plasmid DNA.