多羟乙基双核大环多胺La(III)配合物对双对硝基苯酚磷酸二酯和DNA 催化水解作用研究

合成了一类新型多羟乙基双核大环多胺La(III)配合物, 其结构经1H NMR, MS, 元素分析等表征. 通过紫外分光光谱法和琼脂糖凝胶电泳技术, 研究了双核大环多胺La(III)配合物催化双对硝基苯酚磷酸二酯的水解反应和对质粒DNA(pUC18)的催化水解作用. 结果表明: 双核大环多胺La(III)配合物可以有效催化双对硝基苯酚磷酸二酯水解和促进质粒DNA在生理条件下的水解裂解. 双对硝基苯酚磷酸二酯的水解速率提高了2.36×104倍. 讨论了配合物结构对水解反应的影响.     

Arm effects of mononuclear armed cyclen copper complexes on DNA cleavage

Novel cyclen copper(II) complexes appending different side arms were synthesized as DNA cleavage agents. Both the intermediates and mononuclear complexes were characterized by ¹H NMR, ESI-HRMS, Elemental analyses and IR, and their catalytic activities for DNA cleavage and DNA binding abilities were investigated. The results indicate that the copper(II) complexes could catalyze the cleavage of supercoiled DNA (pUC 19 plasmid DNA) under physiological conditions to produce nicked DNA with high yields (nearly 100%) via an oxidative mechanism in the absence of exogenous agents; The copper complex bearing an 9-anthryl group gave superior DNA interactions to those bearing phenyl or methyl groups.     

Catalytic hydrolysis of phosphate diester （BNPP） and plasmid DNA by mononuclear macrocyclic polyamine metal complexes

The activities of the catalytic hydrolysis of phosphate diester(BNPP)[bis(p-nitrophenyl)phosphate diester]and plasmid DNA (pUC18)by mononuclear macrocyclic polyamine metal complexes have been investigated in this paper.The results showed that the highest activity in hydrolysis of BNPP was obtained with 1e-Zn(Ⅱ)complex(composed of lipophilic group)as catalyst.The hydrolysis rate enhancement is up to 3.64×10~4 fold.These metal complexes could effectively promote the cleavage of plasmid DNA(pUC18)at physiol...     

环三聚磷腈多齿配体的合成及DNA的切割活性

为了得到具有核酸切割功能的人工核酸酶, 设计合成了5种环三聚磷腈多齿配体, 并初步检测了其对DNA的切割活性. 目标化合物的结构由IR, 1H NMR, 31P NMR, 13C NMR和ESI-MS确认. 在生理条件下对pUC19 DNA切割活性的初步实验结果表明, 在化合物5a～5e的Cu(Ⅱ)配合物存在下, 保温24 h后, pUC19 DNA由Form Ⅰ断裂为Form Ⅱ, 即合成目标化合物有明显的DNA切割活性. 同时, 考察了配合物5b+Cu在不同时间下对DNA的切割活性的影响.     

两亲性大环多胺La(III)配合物的合成、表征及催化质粒DNA水解的研究

近年来,人工核酸切割试剂的研究一直是化学生物学、生物化学和分子生物学中最为活跃的前沿领域之一。最近的研究结果表明大环多胺金属配合物在磷酸二酯水解方面表现出独特的催化性能,能作为化学核酸酶有效的催化DNA和RNA的磷酸二酯键的水解[1-2]。尤其是电荷较高的金属阳离子形     

DNA binding studies of new valine derived chiral complexes of tin(IV) and zirconium(IV)

Valine derived chiral complexes of SnCl4 (1) and ZrCl4 (2) were designed as potent antitumor agents. These complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR, 119Sn NMR and ESI mass spectroscopy. In vitro binding studies of complexes 1 and 2 under physiological conditions at room temperature with CT-DNA were carried out employing UV-vis absorption titration, fluorescence studies and viscosity measurements. The extent of binding was quantified by Kb values of complexes 1 and 2 which were found to be 1.97×10(4) and 1.17×10(3) M(-1), respectively, suggesting that complex 1 has significantly greater DNA binding propensity in contrast to the complex 2. The mode of action at the molecular level was ascertained by the interaction of complex 1 with 5'GMP and 5'TMP which revealed that complex 1 binds via electrostatic mode with the oxygen of the negatively charged surface phosphate group of the DNA helix. The supercoiled pBR322 plasmid DNA cleavage activity of complex 1 was ascertained by gel electrophoresis assay.     

A Novel Lanthanide Complex with Remarkable Phosphodiester Transesterification Activity and DNA-Conjugatable Functionality

Encapsulated lanthanide complexes like the TCMC complexes are highly stable under physiological conditions. With the ultimate goal being an in vivo application of these complexes as a sequence-selective RNA/DNA cleaving agent (artificial RNAse/DNAse), kinetic stability of the complex would be a distinct advantage. We have synthesized a novel lanthanide complex with such stability and which displays high transesterification activity. The most important attribute of this compound is the nitrophenyl group which would allow further derivatization and conjugation to a DNA oligomer, thus creating a potential for the sequence selective hydrolysis of its target.     

A series of oxyimine-based macrocyclic dinuclear zinc(II) complexes enhances phosphate ester hydrolysis, DNA binding, DNA hydrolysis, and lactate dehydrogenase inhibition and induces apoptosis

A symmetrical macrocyclic dizinc(II) complex (1) has been synthesized by using the ligand (L(1)) [μ-11,24-dimethyl-4,7,16,19-tetraoxa-3,8,15,20-tetraazatricyclo-[20.3.1.1(10,13)] heptacosa-1(25),2,7,9,11,13(27),14,20,22(26),23-decaene-26,27-diol]. A series of unsymmetrical macrocyclic dizinc(II) complexes (2-6) has been synthesized by Schiff base condensation of bicompartmental mononuclear complex [ZnL] [μ-3,16-dimethyl-8,11-dioxa-7,12-diazadicyclo-[1.1(14,18)] heptacosa-1,3,5(20),6,12,14,16,18(19)-octacaene-19,20-diolato)zinc(II)] with various diamines like 1,2-diamino ethane (L(2)), 1,3-diamino propane (L(3)), 1,4-diamino butane (L(4)), 1,2-diamino benzene (L(5)), and 1,8-diamino naphthalene (L(6)). The ligand L(1) and all the zinc(II) complexes were structurally characterized. To corroborate the consequence of the aromatic moiety in comparison to the aliphatic moiety present in the macrocyclic ring on the phosphate ester hydrolysis, DNA binding and cleavage properties have been studied. The observed first order rate constant values for the hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl phosphate ester reaction are in the range from 2.73 × 10(-2) to 9.86 × 10(-2) s(-1).The interactions of complexes 1-6 with calf thymus DNA were studied by spectroscopic techniques, including absorption, fluorescence, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The DNA binding constant values of the complexes were found in the range from 1.80 × 10(5) to 9.50 × 10(5) M(-1), and the binding affinities are in the following order: 6 > 5 > 1 > 2 > 3 > 4. All the dizinc(II) complexes 1-6 effectively promoted the hydrolytic cleavage of plasmid pBR322 DNA under anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Kinetic data for DNA hydrolysis promoted by 6 under physiological conditions give the observed rate constant (k(obs)) of 4.42 ± 0.2 h(-1), which shows a 10(8)-fold rate acceleration over the uncatalyzed reaction of ds-DNA. The comparison of the dizinc(II) complexes 1-6 with the monozinc(II) complex [ZnL] indicates that the DNA cleavage acceleration promoted by 1-6 are due to the efficient cooperative catalysis of the two close proximate zinc(II) cation centers. The ligand L(1), dizinc(II) complexes 1, 3, and 6 showed cytotoxicity in human hepatoma HepG2 cancer cells, giving IC(50) values of 117, 37.1, 16.5, and 8.32 μM, respectively. The results demonstrated that 6, a dizinc(II) complex with potent antiproliferative activity, is able to induce caspase-dependent apoptosis in human cancer cells. Cytotoxicity of the complexes was further confirmed by the lactate dehydrogenase enzyme level in HepG2 cell lysate and content media.     

Hydrolytic stability of nitrogenous-heteroaryltrifluoroborates under aqueous conditions at near neutral pH

The hydrolytic stability of heteroaryltrifluoroborates under physiological conditions has been analyzed by ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy and is found to be greatly enhanced by the presence of endocyclic ring nitrogens. Stability is further enhanced by the presence of exocyclic electron withdrawing substituents. As with aryltrifluoroborates, NMR analysis suggests that the hydrolysis proceeds via single rate-determining step reflecting loss of the first fluoride atom. The stability of these complexes is significant both in terms of metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions as well as the potential for generating boronic acid based ¹⁸F-PET imaging agents.     

Hydrolysis of DNA model substrates catalyzed by metal-substituted Wells-Dawson polyoxometalates

In this study we report the first example of phosphoester bond hydrolysis in 4-nitrophenyl phosphate (NPP) and bis-4-nitrophenyl phosphate (BNPP), two commonly used DNA model substrates, promoted by metal-substituted polyoxometalates (POMs). Different transition metal and lanthanide ions were incorporated into the Wells-Dawson polyoxometalate framework and subsequently screened for their hydrolytic activity towards the cleavage of the phosphoester bonds in NPP and BNPP. From these complexes, the Zr(iv)-substituted POM showed the highest reactivity. At pD 7.2 and 50 °C a NPP hydrolysis rate constant of 7.71 × 10(-4) min(-1) (t(1/2) = 15 h) was calculated, representing a rate enhancement of nearly two orders of magnitude in comparison with the spontaneous hydrolysis of NPP. The catalytic (k(c) = 1.73 × 10(-3) min(-1)) and formation constant (K(f) = 520.02 M(-1)) for the NPP-Zr(iv)-POM complex were determined from kinetic experiments. The reaction proceeded faster in acidic conditions and (31)P NMR experiments showed that faster hydrolysis is proportional to the presence of the 1?:?1 monosubstituted Zr(iv)-POM at acidic pD values. The strong interaction of the 1?:?1 monosubstituted Zr(iv)-POM with the P-O bond of NPP was evidenced by the large chemical shift and the line broadening of the (31)P nucleus in NPP observed upon addition of the metal complex. Significantly, a ten-fold excess of NPP was fully hydrolyzed in the presence of the Zr(iv)-POM, proving the principles of catalysis. The NMR spectra did not show sign of any paramagnetic species, excluding an oxidative cleavage mechanism and suggesting purely hydrolytic cleavage.     

Synthesis and DNA Cleavage Properties of Triazacrown Derivatives

New metal‐free DNA cleaving reagent 1 , 1,4,7‐triazacrown (TACN) both with aminoethyl, hydroxyethyl side arms and a planar anthraquinone linked by an alkyl (1,6‐hexamethylene) spacer has been synthesized and characterized by NMR and MS spectrometry. For comparison, the corresponding aminoethyl, hydroxyethyl triazacrown derivative 2 without the anthraquinone has also been synthesized. DNA‐binding properties via fluorescence and CD spectroscopy indicate that the binding affinity of 1 with DNA is much stronger than that of 2 . Agarose gel electrophoresis was used to assess plasmid pUC19 DNA cleavage. Kinetic data of DNA cleavage promoted by 1 , 2 and parent triazacrown (TACN) 3 under physiological condition give the 15‐fold and 234‐fold rate acceleration of compound 1 over 2 and parent triazacrown 3 . Radical scavenger inhibition study suggests that DNA cleavage promoted by 1 may be a non‐oxidative pathway through the transphosphorylation and then hydrolysis. The dramatic rate acceleration is due not only to the anthraquinone moiety of compound 1 intercalating into DNA base pairs via stacking interaction, but also the cooperative catalysis of the nucleophilic hydroxyl and the electrophilic ammonium group for the cleavage of phosphodiester of DNA.     

DNA hydrolytic cleavage by the diiron(III) complex Fe(2)(DTPB)(mu-O)(mu-Ac)Cl(BF(4))(2): comparison with other binuclear transition metal complexes

The binuclear structure of Fe(2)(DTPB)(mu-O)(mu-Ac)Cl(BF(4))(2) (DTPB = 1,1,4,7,7-penta (2'-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-triazaheptane, Ac = acetate) was characterized by UV-visible absorption and infrared spectra and NMR and ESR. The binding interaction of DNA with the diiron complex was examined spectroscopically. Supercoiled and linear DNA hydrolytic cleavage by the diiron complex is supported by the evidence from anaerobic reactions, free radical quenching, high performance liquid chromatography experiments, and enzymatic manipulation such as T4 ligase ligation, 5'-(32)P end-labeling, and footprinting analysis. The estimation of rate for the supercoiled DNA double strand cleavage shows one of the largest known rate enhancement factors, approximately 10(10) against DNA. Moreover, the DNA hydrolysis chemistry needs no coreactant such as hydrogen peroxide. The poor sequence-specific DNA cleavage indicated by the restriction analysis of the pBR322 DNA linearized by the diiron complex might be due to the diiron complex bound to DNA by a coordination of its two ferric ions to the DNA phosphate oxygens, as suggested by spectral characterizations. The hydrolysis chemistry for a variety of binuclear metal complexes including Fe(2)(DTPB)(mu-O)(mu-Ac)Cl(BF(4))(2) is compared. It is established that the dominant factors for the DNA hydrolysis activities of the binuclear metal complexes are the mu-oxo bridge, labile and anionic ligands, and open coordination site(s). Concerning the hydrolytic mechanisms, the diiron complex Fe(2)(DTPB)(mu-O)(mu-Ac)Cl(BF(4))(2) might share many points in common with the native purple acid phosphatases.     

A simple copper(II)-L-histidine system for efficient hydrolytic cleavage of DNA

Copper(II)-L-histidine complexes effectively promote the cleavage of plasmid DNA and dideoxynucleotide dApdA at physiological pH and temperature. Studies of the mechanism of plasmid DNA cleavage by added radical scavengers, using rigorously anaerobic experiments, analyses for malondialdehyde-like products, religation assays, and HPLC analyses, indicate that DNA cleavage mediated by Cu(L-His) occurs via a hydrolytic path. The hydrolytic cleavage rate constants at 37 degrees C are estimated to be 0.76 h-1 for the decrease of form I and 0.25 h-1 for the increase of form III. The phosphoimager picture reveals that Cu(L-His) cleaves DNA with a certain sequence specificity (preferentially at 5'-GT-3'). The dinucleotide hydrolysis shows, with [Cu(L-His)] = 0.8 mM, rate enhancement factors of > 10(8). Interestingly, histidine-metal ion interactions (with Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), etc.) have been used for various applications, e.g., protein purification, cross-linking, and targeting proteins to lipid bilayers. Our findings may provide the basis for developing new applications and new ways to design more effective and useful catalysts for DNA cleavage. Cu(L-His) is one of only a few well-defined metal complexes demonstrated to hydrolytically cleave dideoxynucleotides and DNA.     

De novo design, synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of chiral benzimidazole-derived amino acid Zn(II) complexes: Development of tryptophan-derived specific hydrolytic DNA artificial nuclease agent

Novel ternary dizinc(II) complexes 1-3, derived from 1,2-bis(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethane-1,2-diol and l-form of amino acids (viz., tryptophan, leucine and valine) were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic (IR, (1)H NMR, UV-vis, ESI-MS) and other analytical methods. To evaluate the biological preference of chiral drugs for inherently chiral target DNA, interaction of 1-3 with calf thymus DNA in Tris-HCl buffer was studied by various biophysical techniques which reveal that all these complexes bind to CT DNA non-covalently via electrostatic interaction. The higher K(b) value of L-tryptophan complex 1 suggested greater DNA binding propensity. Further, to evaluate the mode of action at the molecular level, interaction studies of complexes 1 and 2 with nucleotides (5'-GMP and 5'-TMP) were carried out by UV-vis titrations, (1)H and (31)P NMR which implicates the preferential selectivity of these complexes to N3 of thymine rather than N7 of guanine. Furthermore, complex 1 exhibits efficient DNA cleavage with supercoiled pBR322. The complex 1 cleaves DNA efficiently involving hydrolytic cleavage pathway. Such chiral synthetic hydrolytic nucleases with asymmetric centers are gaining considerable attention owing to their importance in biotechnology and drug design, in particular to cleave DNA with sequence selectivity different from that of the natural enzymes.     

Square Planar Platinum(II) Complexes with N,S-Donor Ligands: Synthesis,Characterisation, DNA Interaction and Cytotoxic Activity

The platinum(II) complexes with N,S-donor ligand have been synthesised and characterised by physiological techniques like elemental, electronic, Fourier transform infrared, hydrogen-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry spectra. The synthesised complexes have been checked for their DNA binding ability by absorption titration and viscosity measurement, and the results show that the complexes binds to herring sperm DNA (HS DNA) via covalent mode of binding. The DNA cleavage activity of synthesised complexes has been carried out by gel electrophoresis experiment using supercoiled form of pUC19 DNA, showing the unwinding of the negatively charged supercoiled DNA. Brine shrimp (Artemia cysts) lethality bioassay technique has been applied for the determination of toxic property of synthesised complexes in terms of micromolars.     

Factors influencing the DNA nuclease activity of iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper chelates

A library of complexes that included iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper chelates of cyclam, cyclen, DOTA, DTPA, EDTA, tripeptide GGH, tetrapeptide KGHK, NTA, and TACN was evaluated for DNA nuclease activity, ascorbate consumption, superoxide and hydroxyl radical generation, and reduction potential under physiologically relevant conditions. Plasmid DNA cleavage rates demonstrated by combinations of each complex and biological co-reactants were quantified by gel electrophoresis, yielding second-order rate constants for DNA(supercoiled) to DNA(nicked) conversion up to 2.5 × 10(6) M(-1) min(-1), and for DNA(nicked) to DNA(linear) up to 7 × 10(5) M(-1) min(-1). Relative rates of radical generation and characterization of radical species were determined by reaction with the fluorescent radical probes TEMPO-9-AC and rhodamine B. Ascorbate turnover rate constants ranging from 3 × 10(-4) to 0.13 min(-1) were determined, although many complexes demonstrated no measurable activity. Inhibition and Freifelder-Trumbo analysis of DNA cleavage supported concerted cleavage of dsDNA by a metal-associated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the case of Cu(2+)(aq), Cu-KGHK, Co-KGHK, and Cu-NTA and stepwise cleavage for Fe(2+)(aq), Cu-cyclam, Cu-cyclen, Co-cyclen, Cu-EDTA, Ni-EDTA, Co-EDTA, Cu-GGH, and Co-NTA. Reduction potentials varied over the range from -362 to +1111 mV versus NHE, and complexes demonstrated optimal catalytic activity in the range of the physiological redox co-reactants ascorbate and peroxide (-66 to +380 mV).     

DNA cleavage promoted by diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid （DTPA） derivatives

DTPA and its two derivatives were synthesized and used as catalysts in DNA cleavage.Under physiological conditions,a series of experiments have been done.The effects of DNA cleavage with three ligands were studied under different concentrations, cleavage time,and pH values.The results strongly suggested that the plasmid DNA(pUC 19) can be cleaved efficiently by CITC-DTPA. For the cleavage reaction catalyzed by CITC-DTPA,FormⅠDNA could convert to FormⅡmostly,and the DNA-cleavage mechanism involved an oxid...     

DNA cleavage promoted by Cu2+ complex of cyclen containing pyridine subunit

The tetraazamacrocycle crown ether (cyclen) containing two pyridine subunits was prepared by a modified procedure and the interaction of its metal complexes with DNA was studied by agarose gel electrophoresis analysis. The results indicate that the Cu²⁺ complex as nuclease model can promote the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bond of supercoiled DNA. The rate of degradation of the supercoiled DNA (form I) to nicked DNA (form II) obtained at physiological condition in the presence of 2.14 mM Cu²⁺ complex is 2.31 × 10^–3 min⁻¹. The dependence of the rate of supercoiled DNA cleavage from the complex concentration shows an unusual profile and a hydrolytic cleaving mechanism of two monometallic complexes through cooperation from two-point binding to DNA is proposed.

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Graphical abstract DNA cleavage promoted by metal complex of cyclen containing pyridine subunit Ying Li, Xiao-Min Lu, Xin Sheng, Guo-Yuan Lu*, Ying Shao and Qiang Xu* The copper complex of tetraazamacrocycle crown ether (cyclen) containing two pyridine subunits can promote the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bond of supercoiled DNA and a hydrolytic mechanism of two monometallic complexes through cooperation from two-point binding to DNA is proposed.

     

Cleavage of double-strand DNA by zinc complexes of dicationic 2,2'-dipyridyl derivatives

Two highly charged zinc complexes, [Zn(L1)3](ClO4)8.4H2O (1) and [Zn(L2)2Br](ClO4)5.H2O (2) (L1 = 5,5'-di(1-(triethylammonio)methyl)-2,2'-dipyridyl and L2= 5,5'-di(1-(tributylammonio)methyl)-2,2'-dipyridyl) were synthesized and structurally characterized by crystallography. The zinc atom in 1 shows a distorted octahedral sphere. Variable-pH NMR studies on 1 demonstrated that the saturated six-coordinated [Zn(L1)3]8+ species can partially change into five-coordinated [Zn(L1)2(H2O)]6+ species in aqueous solution. The zinc atom in 2 shows a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal sphere. The average distance of the coordinated Br atom to the cationic N atom in 2 is ca 5.9 A, which is comparable to that of adjacent phosphodiesters in the DNA (ca. 6 A). Both complexes exhibited high nuclease activities towards cleavage of supercoiled plasmid DNA with the activity being the maximum under physiological pH. The effective DNA cleavage may be attributed to the strong electrostatic interaction of the metal moiety and two positive pendants with phosphodiester groups of nucleic acid.     

Hydrolytic protein cleavage mediated by unusual mononuclear copper(II) complexes: X-ray structures and solution studies

The crystal structures and redox and UV-vis/EPR spectroscopic properties of two new mononuclear copper(II) complexes, [Cu(HL1)Cl2] (1) and [Cu(L1)Cl] (2), prepared through the reaction between copper(II) chloride and the ligand 2-[(bis(pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methyl-6-formylphenol (HL1) under distinct base conditions, are reported along with solution studies. Also, we demonstrate that these CuII complexes are able to cleave unactivated peptide bonds from bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the thermostable enzyme Taq DNA polymerase at micromolar concentration, under mild pH and temperature conditions. The cleavage activity seems to be specific with defined proteolytic fragments appearing after protein treatment. The location of the specific cleavage sites was tentatively assigned to solvent-accessible portions of the protein. These are two of the most active Cu(II) complexes described to date, since their cleavage activity is detected in minutes and evidence is here presented for a hydrolytic mechanism mediating protein cleavage by these complexes.