Electrochemical and associated techniques for the study of the inclusion complexes of thymol and β-cyclodextrin and its interaction with DNA

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Thymol, a potent agent for microbial, fungal, and bacterial disease, has low aqueous solubility and it is genotoxic, i.e., is capable of damaging...     

Voltammetric studies on the interaction of amikacin with methyl blue and its analytical application

A new method to determine the concentration of amikacin(AMK)using methyl blue(MB)as electrochemical probe was developed in this paper.In pH 4.5 Britton-Robinson(B-R)buffer solution,the MB reacted with AMK to form ion association complexes,which led to the reductive peak current of MB at-0.275 V(versus SCE)to decrease,and the decreases were linear with the concentration of AMK in the range of 1.0-60.0 mg/L,the regression of equation isΔIp(nA)=-8.48 102.36c(mg/L), correlation coefficientγis 0.997.The conditions for determining the concentration of AMK using linear sweep voltammetry(SLV) were optimized.The method was used to determine the content of amikacin commercially available with satisfactory results.     

Electrochemical study of indapamide and its complexation with ��-cyclodextrin

Electrochemical oxidation of indapamide has been investigated at glassy carbon electrode using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Indapamide exhibited two well resolved signals which attributed to the oxidation of indoline ring and benzamide moiety in phosphate buffers in the pH range of 2.7?C10.1. The oxidation processes have been shown to be irreversible and diffusion controlled. The formation of an inclusion complex of indapamide with ??-cyclodextrin (??-CD) has been investigated by cyclic, differential pulse voltammetry as well as UV?CVis spectrophotometry. The stability constant of the complex was determined to be 6199 and 2717 M^?1 using differential pulse voltammetry and UV?CVis spectrophotometry, respectively.     

Synthesis of some multi-β-substituted cationic porphyrins and studies on their interaction with DNA

A series of multi-β-substituted cationic porphyrins, 2,3,12,13-tetraphenyl-5-(N-trimethyl-4-ammoniumphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin 2; 2,3,12,13-tetramethyl-5-(N-trimethyl-4-ammoniumphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin 3; 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaphenyl-5-(N-trimethyl-4-ammoniumphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin 4, and 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaphenyl-5,10-di(N-trimethyl-4-ammoniumphenyl)-15,20-diphenylporphyrin 5, have been synthesized. Their photooxidative abilities and interaction with DNA were investigated by UV, fluorescence, CD, and gel electrophoresis. It is found that substituents at β-position of the porphyrins have significant effect on interactions and binding mode of the porphyrins with DNA. Increasing positive charges in the porphyrins strengthen their interactions with DNA.     

Electrochemical studies of tetraphenylporphyrin and vanadyl porphyrin

The electrochemical reductions and oxidations of tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) and vanadyl por-phyrin (TPP-VO) were investigated in dimethylformamide at platinum,glass carbon and microdisk electrodes.A new eleetrode reaction mechanism of TPP and TPP-VO is proposed.The kinetic parameters have also been determined.In addition,the theory of molecular hybrid orbitals is used to explain the reduction and oxidation regularity of the transition metal porphyrms     

Spectroscopic investigation of interaction of 6-methoxyflavanone and its β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex with calf thymus DNA

The interaction of 6-methoxyflavanone (6MF, 6-methoxy-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) with calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) was investigated by absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry in the presence and absence of ??-cyclodextrin (??-CD) acting as capping agent. Molecular modelling was used to optimise the study of 6MF-??-CD and 6MF-DNA interactions. Enhancement in the fluorescence intensity of 6MF was observed due to the formation of 1 : 1 complex with ??-CD. In the presence and absence of DNA, 6MF showed different characteristics such as hyperchromic effect, red shift of absorption spectra and fluorescence quenching of 6MF due to binding between 6MF and ctDNA. The nature of the binding group was found to be different for the 6MF-ctDNA and 6MF-ctDNA-??-CD systems. An increase in fluorescence intensity was observed for the 6MF-ctDNA system while varying the concentration of ??-CD due to encapsulation of a part of 6MF in cyclodextrin. The results are compatible with the possibility of the interaction of dihydrobenzopyran-4-one moiety of 6MF with ctDNA as well as with ??-CD. Cyclic voltammetric studies confirmed the binding interaction between 6MF and ctDNA in the absence and presence of ??-CD and molecular modelling explains the site of the interaction of 6MF with cyclodextrin and ctDNA.     

Electrochemical studies of cationic drug inclusion complexes with α- andβ-cyclodextrins

Drug membrane selective electrodes have been constructed for the cationic drug propranolol hydrochloride, diphenhydramine hydrochloride, diphenylpyraline hydrochloride and also chlorcyclizine hydrochloride. The characteristics of these drug selective electrodes have been evaluated and the electrodes used to measure equilibrium constants of the inclusion compounds involving the drugs with both - and-cyclodextrins. The enthalpies and entropies associated with the formation of the inclusion complexes have also been estimated from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants.     

Total synthesis and cytotoxicity of (−)-jorumycin and its analogues

(?)-Jorumycin and its 15 C-22 analogues were prepared employing l-tyrosine as the chiral starting material via 21 steps. These analogues, along with (?)-jorumycin itself, were evaluated in vitro for cytotoxicity against HCT-8, BEL-7402, Ketr3, A2780, MCF-7, A549, BGC-823, Hela, HELF, and KB cells. The IC₅₀ values of the cytotoxicity of most of these analogs were at the level of nM, which was similar to that of (?)-jorumycin. Among these analogs including (?)-jorumycin, hippuric acid ester derivative 23 exhibited the most potent and broad-spectrum cytotoxic activity against the ten cell lines with an average IC₅₀ of 2.12 nM.     

Absorption and fluorescence spectral studies of the interaction of sulpha drugs with α-cyclodextrin

The spectral characteristics of different drugs i.e. sulfanilamide, sulfanilic acid, sulfosalicylic acid dihydrate (SSAD) and sulfamethoxazole in aqueous α-cyclodextrin (CD) have been investigated at neutral pH. The formation of inclusion complexes of sulfa drugs with α-CD leads to the changes in fluorescence and absorption spectra which further enable the calculation of association constant of the bind processes by implementing the non-linear regression on the experimental data. The standard Gibbs energy ΔG was also calculated for the systems in which complex formation was observed. The α-CD study indicates that the sulpha drugs form 1:1 inclusion complex with α-CD.     

Total synthesis of (−)-vitrenal and its biological activity

(−)-Vitrenal, the enantiomer of a natural sesquiterpene aldehyde isolated from a liverwort, has been synthesized starting from (+)-Δ³-carene, and its activity as a plant-growth regulator has been tested.     

NMR and molecular modelling studies on the interaction of fluconazole with β-cyclodextrin

Background  

Fluconazole (FLZ) is a synthetic, bistriazole antifungal agent, effective in treating superficial and systemic infections caused by Candida species. Major challenges in formulating this drug for clinical applications include solubility enhancement and improving stability in biological systems. Cyclodextrins (CDs) are chiral, truncated cone shaped macrocyles, and can easily encapsulate fluconazole inside their hydrophobic cavity. NMR spectroscopy has been recognized as an important tool for the interaction study of cyclodextrin and pharmaceutical compounds in solution state.     

The resonance Rayleigh scattering of the interaction of copper(Ⅱ)-bleomycinA2 with DNA and its analytical application

The forming of bleomycinA2-Cu(Ⅱ) cationic chelate and the interaction of the chelate with DNA have been investigated by using resonance Rayleigh scattering(RRS),molecular absorption and fluorescence spectra.The result shows that in aqueous solution,bleomycinA2(BLMA2) can react with Cu(Ⅱ) to form 1:1 cationic chelate which contributes to the changes of the absorption spectra and the quenched fluorescence of BLMA2.When the cationic chelate further bound with DNA to form ternary ion-association complexes,the r...     

Experimental and theoretical studies of Palladium-hydrazide complexes’ interaction with DNA and BSA,in vitro cytotoxicity activity and plasmid cleavage ability

New palladium complexes with general formula trans-[Pd(L)₂(OAc)₂] (1,2), (L = Benzhydrazide and 2-Furoic hydrazide) have been synthesized and characterized with various methods including elemental analysis, FT-IR, ¹HNMR and mass spectroscopy. Afterward their interactions with bovine serum albumin and calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid have been investigated by UV–vis absorption, fluorescence emission and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Also, site‐selective replacement experiments with site probes have been carried out. Analysis of fluorescence spectrum indicated static quenching mechanism. Spectroscopic measurements for DNA binding showed the groove binding to DNA for both complexes. Furthermore, cytotoxicity studies of complexes and cis-platin have been done against colon carcinoma (CT26) and breast cancer (4T1) cell lines. Evaluation of complexes (1) and (2) on induction of apoptosis in CT26 cells has been done. Finally, plasmid cleavage ability of (1) and (2) was investigated by gel electrophoresis that indicate the more activity of (1) than (2).     

Electrochemical Studies of the Recognition Interaction of Rhodamine B with DNA

The recognition interaction of rhodamine B (RB) with DNA was studied in pH 7.5 Britton-Robinson (B-R) buffer solution by electrochemical techniques. An irreversible oxidation peak at glassy carbon electrode was obtained at 0.92V (vs. SCE). After the addition of DNA into the RB solution, the peak current of RB decreased apparently without the shift of peak potential. The electrochemical parameters such as the charge transfer coefficient α and the electrode reaction standard rate constant ks of RB in the absence and presence of DNA were determined, which did not change, indicating that a non-electroactive complex was formed, so the concentration of RB in the solution decreased and the peak current decreased correspondingly.     

Catalytic asymmetric syntheses of (−)-oudemanisin A and its diastereomer

The first asymmetric catalytic synthesis of (?)-oudemanisin A 1a and its diastereomer 1b has been achieved. The key steps of our strategy involved the asymmetric alkynylation of an unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde catalyzed by Trost’s ProPhenol ligand, chemoselective oxidation of the olefinic diol, base-induced ring opening of the lactone, and acylation–alkylation of the ester.     

In situ electrochemical evaluation of anticancer drug temozolomide and its metabolites–DNA interaction

Temozolomide (TMZ) is an antineoplastic alkylating agent with activity against serious and aggressive types of brain tumours. It has been postulated that TMZ exerts its antitumor activity via its spontaneous degradation at physiological pH. The in vitro evaluation of the interaction of TMZ and its final metabolites, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide (AIC) and methyldiazonium ion, with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) was studied using differential pulse voltammetry at a glassy carbon electrode. The DNA damage was electrochemically detected following the changes in the oxidation peaks of guanosine and adenosine residues. The results obtained revealed the decrease of the dsDNA oxidation peaks with incubation time, showing that TMZ and AIC/methyldiazonium ion interact with dsDNA causing its condensation. Furthermore, the experiments of the in situ TMZ and AIC/methyldiazonium ion–dsDNA interaction using the multilayer dsDNA-electrochemical biosensor confirmed the condensation of dsDNA caused by these species and showed evidence for a specific interaction between the guanosine residues and TMZ metabolites, since free guanine oxidation peak was detected. The oxidative damage caused to DNA bases by TMZ metabolites was also detected electrochemically by monitoring the appearance of the 8-oxoguanine/2,8-dyhydroxyadenine oxidation peaks. Nondenaturing agarose gel electrophoresis of AIC/methyldiazonium ion–dsDNA samples confirmed the occurrence of dsDNA condensation and oxidative damage observed in the electrochemical results. The importance of the dsDNA-electrochemical biosensor in the in situ evaluation of TMZ–dsDNA interactions is clearly demonstrated.