Quinolone Antibiotic Photodynamic Production of 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine in Cultured Liver Epithelial Cells

To study the basis for the phototoxicity of quinolones, a class of synthetic antibacterials, the photodynamic ability to mediate 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG) formation in cultured cells was measured for lome-floxacin (LMX), which is strongly associated with clinical phototoxicity in humans, and ciprofloxacin (CFX), which has few reports of phototoxicity. Adult rat liver (ARL-18) cells were exposed to the quinolones in the presence of UVA and DNA was extracted and analyzed by HPLC with electrochemical detection. Low levels of 8-oxo-dG were found in the DNA of nonirradiated ARL-18 cells and this was increased up to 6-fold in the presence of either LMX (50–400 uAf) or up to 3.6-fold in the presence of CFX (50–400 µM) and UVA (20 J/cm²) when compared to the UVA control. Comparing separate experiments with LMX and CFX, LMX produced greater levels of 8-oxo-dG either after dark exposure or after UVA exposure at 20 J/cm². Also, LMX and CFX were both shown to photodegrade in the presence of UVA, and it was determined that UVA photoinstability alone does not reflect phototoxic potential. These data suggest that the photodynamic potential of LMX and CFX to produce 8-oxo-dG may relate to their human clinical phototoxicity profile. We suggest that the observed clinical phototoxicity is mediated through a UVA photodynamic effect on the quinolone to form reactive oxygen species in the presence of molecular oxygen. The findings indicate that 8-oxo-dG formation can serve as a marker for the potential phototoxicity of new quinolones.     

蜂毒肽与CT-DNA的相互作用

通过圆二色光谱、紫外光谱、荧光光谱以及等温滴定量热等技术研究了蜂毒肽(Mel)与小牛胸腺DNA(CT-DNA)之间的相互作用以及构象变化。结果表明Mel可以与CT-DNA形成复合物。复合物的形成使得Mel的构象发生变化,由无规卷曲转变为α-helix,Mel中色氨酸残基处于更加疏水的环境。同时,CT-DNA的结构发生变化,解链温度(T_m)从64.3℃增加到66.2℃。Mel与CT-DNA的结合常数(K_a)约为10⁵L·mol^-1,复合物的形成是吸热的过程,主要依靠静电作用,其次是疏水作用。     

7,8-二氢-8-氧鸟嘌呤碱基对的量子化学研究

遗传信息的完整性不断受氧化基因的威胁,7,8-二氢-8-氧鸟嘌呤（8-oxo-G）是氧化DNA损伤最常见的产物. 氧化碱基会引起基因突变、癌变及衰老等. 应用量子化学方法分析得出：鸟嘌呤（G）被氧化为8-oxo-G后,其电荷分布、氢键的供体和受体位点的数目和位置随之改变,N7和O6原子所带的电荷变得更负,使得它们作为氢键供体的能力增强. 从而G被误认为其他碱基,与正常碱基形成多种氢键复合物. 可将8-oxo-G划分为3个作用位点与正常碱基相互作用. 与正常的单体相比,碱基对中形成氢键的受体原子上所带电荷平均变负0.05e,占原电荷的8%; 供体H原子所带电荷平均变正0.02e,占原电荷的4%. 1位点与正常碱基作用形成的氢键复合物更稳定,2位点和3位点性质相似,水溶剂使碱基对的结合能力减弱,其中与C作用形成氢键复合物的结合能减弱程度最大,且使碱基对结合能力的次序改变. 在8-oxo-G导致的GC→TA突变中,亲核反应位点从G所在链转到A（C）所在链,影响酶对碱基的识别,从而产生基因突变.     

Supramolecular Cationic Tetraruthenated Porphyrin Induces Single-Strand Breaks and 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine Formation in DNA in the Presence of Light

Abstract— The aim of this investigation is the evaluation of DNA interaction of with tetraruthenated porphyrin (TRP) and of DNA damage in the presence of light. Direct-fluorescence and electronic absorption measurements after incubation of DNA with TRP indicate strong binding between pBR322 DNA or calf thymus DNA with the modified porphyrin. Exposure of pBR322 DNA to TRP (up to 3 μ M ) and light leads to single-strand break formation as determined by the conversion of the supercoiled form (form I) of the plasmid into the nicked circular form (form II). Oxidative DNA base damage was evaluated by the detection of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodGuo) after irradiation of calf thymus DNA in the presence of the TRP. The data demonstrated a dose and time dependence with each type of DNA damage. These data indicate (1) a specificity of the binding mode and (2) type I and II photoinduced mechanisms leading to strand scission activity and 8-oxodGuo formation. Accordingly, singlet molecular oxygen formation, after TRP excitation, was confirmed by near-infrared emission. From these investigations a potential application of TRP in photodynamic therapy is proposed.     

光谱法研究百草枯与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用

以亚甲基蓝(MB)为分子探针,用紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱、荧光偏振和圆二色光谱研究了百草枯与小牛胸腺(ctDNA)的相互作用.MB分子主要以嵌插方式结合到ctDNA双螺旋结构上,而百草枯则以非竞争方式抑制MB与ctDNA的结合;百草枯对MB-ctDNA体系的荧光偏振以及百草枯对ctDNA圆二色光谱的影响,结果均表明百草枯与ctDNA主要作用方式为非嵌插结合.NaCl对百草枯与ctDNA的结合具有显著的抑制作用,因此可以推断带正电荷的百草枯离子可能通过与ctDNA链上带负电荷的磷酸基以静电相吸的方式结合而堆积在ctDNA双螺旋表面,引起ctDNA收缩,减弱了结合位点附近MB与ctDNA的静电作用;这可能由于钠离子中和了ctDNA磷酸基上的负电荷,从而削弱了百草枯与ctDNA间的静电作用.通过Scatchard方程计算,获得了百草枯与ctDNA的结合常数为1.80×104L·mol-1.     

Synthesis of Distamycin Analogs and Their Interactions with Calf Thymus DNA

Two distamycin analogs (PyPyPy‐γ‐Dp and PyPyPyPy‐γ‐Dp) were synthesized by a haloform reaction and the DCC/HOBT coupling reaction in a ample and fast way without amino protection. By using calf thymus DNA, the interaction between the analogs and DNA duplex was studied by CD, and ITC.     

UVA-Potentiated Damage to Calf Thymus DNA by Fenton Reaction System and Protection by para-Aminobenzoic Acid

Abstract— Calf thymus DNA was irradiated with low-intensity UVA (main output at 365 nm, 2 mW cm^?2 or 36 kj m ² for 30 min), and the role of metal ions, hydrogen peroxide and reactive oxygen species (ROS) was examined. DNA damage was measured as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (possibly from degradation of deoxyribose) and as changes in ethidium bromide-DNA fluorescence due to unwinding from strand breaks. Under the present experimental conditions, UVA alone or in the presence of H₂0₂ had no effect on DNA but slightly enhanced the damage by iron/EDTA. Ultraviolet A strongly enhanced DNA damage (ca four- to five-fold) by the Fenton reaction system (50 μM Fe²⁺/100 μM EDTA + 0.5 mM H₂0₂). The results suggest that the Fenton reaction system was “photosensitized” to damage DNA by low-intensity UVA radiation. The enhanced damage by UVA was attributed in part to the reduction of Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺. Ultraviolet A had no effect when iron (ferric or ferrous) ions were replaced by Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Mn²⁺ or Cd²⁺. The ROS involved in the UVA-enhanced damage to DNA by the Fenton reagents were OH and, to a lesser extent, superoxide anions. The UVA-potentiated DNA damage by the Fenton reaction system was then used to examine the protective effect of para-aminobenzoate (PABA), a UVB-absorbing sunscreen that protects against photocarcinogenesis in hairless mice. The results show that PABA and mannitol dose-dependently inhibited the damage with concentrations required for 50% inhibition at 0.1 mM and 3 mM, respectively. The protection by PABA was attributed to its radical-scavenging ability because PABA does not absorb light in the UVA region. These findings may be relevant to the biological damage by UVA and suggest that PABA is useful in protection against photocarcinogenesis by wide-range UV radiation.     

Study on the Binding Effect between Cordycepin and Calf Thymus DNA by Circular Dichroism

DNA works as hereditary material and plays vital role in life science. The study of the binding of small molecules complex to DNA has been the focus of intense investigation, owning to their stereo and sequence specific interaction with the double helix1-…     

光谱法与共焦荧光成像法研究罗丹明B与ct-DNA的相互作用

采用吸收光谱、荧光光谱以及共焦荧光成像技术研究生理条件下罗丹明B(Rhodamine B,RB)与小牛胸腺DNA(ct-DNA)的相互作用以及相互作用模式。光谱研究结果显示,在450~650 nm的吸收光谱范围内,ct-DNA溶液对罗丹明B有减色作用;在560~660 nm荧光发射光谱范围内,ct-DNA对罗丹明B有荧光猝灭作用。同时,随着ct-DNA的加入,罗丹明B溶液的荧光偏振值发生变化,说明罗丹明B与ct-DNA能发生相互作用。在竞争性实验中,罗丹明B未能将亚甲基蓝(MB)从MB-ct-DNA复合体系中置换出来,说明罗丹明B与ct-DNA通过沟槽结合方式发生相互作用。共焦荧光成像结果显示,ct-DNA加入后,罗丹明B的荧光猝灭十分明显。利用罗丹明B和4',6-二脒基-2-苯基吲哚(DAPI)对He La细胞染色后进行共焦荧光成像,结果进一步证实罗丹明B与ct-DNA是通过沟槽结合作用将细胞核染成红色。     

Synthesis and Characterization of DNA Fragments Bearing an Adenine Radiation Product: 7,8-Dihydroadenin-8-one

The 7,8-dihydroadenin-8-one is one of the base derivatives formed by the action of ionizing radiation upon DNA. In order in investigate the mutagenic effects and the repair of DNA lesions induced by gamma rays, the synthesis of oligonucleotides bearing this damage has been performed by the phosphoramidite methodology. The preparation of the corresponding protected mononucleotide 6 (see Scheme) and its insertion into a DNA fragment are described. The modified oligonucleotide was purified by HPLC, characterized by DNA sequencing, enzymatic hydrolysis, and FAB mass spectrometry. In the experimental conditions used herein, no basic or acidic degradation was observed. In the DNA chain, the lesion is stable on piperidine heating under the usual DNA sequencing conditions.     

On the Formation of Thymine Photodimers in Thymine Single Strands and Calf Thymus DNA

Solar light leads to thymine dimers that are mutagenic and primary cause of skin cancer. Here, we report absorption and synchrotron radiation circular dichroism (CD) spectra of T_n single strands with different number n of bases (n = 2–7, 10, 11) recorded after various 254 nm irradiation times. From a principal component analysis of the CD spectra, we extract fingerprint spectra of both the cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) and the pyrimidine (6‐4) pyrimidone photoadduct (64PP). Extending the CD measurements to the vacuum ultraviolet region in combination with systematic examinations of size effects is a new approach to gain insight on the dimeric photoproducts. We find a simple linear correlation between n and average number of dimers formed after 1 h of irradiation. The probability for a thymine to engage in a dimer increases from 32% for n = 2 to 41% for n = 11, which implies limited effects of terminal thymines, i.e., the reaction does not occur preferentially at the extremities of the single strands as previously stated. It is even possible to form two dimers with only two bridging thymines. Finally, experiments conducted on calf thymus DNA provided a similar signature of the photodimer, but differences are also evident.     

光谱法及分子模拟法研究杨梅素与ct-DNA的相互作用

采用紫外光谱、荧光光谱结合亚甲基蓝荧光探针(MB)、圆二色谱(CD)以及分子模拟等技术研究了生理条件下杨梅素与小牛胸腺DNA(ct-DNA)的相互作用,探索了其可能的结合位点与作用机制。热力学参数显示ΔH0、ΔS0,说明杨梅素与ct-DNA通过氢键和范德华力发生相互作用。光谱研究显示,ct-DNA能够猝灭杨梅素的内源荧光,猝灭方式为静态猝灭,两者的结合常数为1.86×103mol-1,结合位点数为1。在竞争性实验中杨梅素未能将MB从MB-DNA复合体系中游离出来,说明其与ct-DNA的作用方式为沟槽结合。圆二色光谱研究表明,杨梅素的加入未能破坏ct-DNA的双螺旋结构,两者的作用方式为沟槽结合。进一步通过分子模拟研究得到杨梅素与DNA结合的最低能量构象,杨梅素A环7-O和B环3’-O分别与DNA的碱基DA18和DA6在边缘小沟处通过氢键结合,周围富含碱基A和T,与光谱学研究结果一致,结合距离分别为2.061和1.918。     

Characterization of DNA Intercalator Bound to Calf Thymus DNA：Ionic Strength and pH Value Effects

By means of circular dichroism(CD) spectrum coupled with UV-Vis and fluorescence spectra,the binding model of DNA intercalator A1{4-(2-diethylamino-ethylamino)-8-oxo-8H-acenaphtho[1,2-b]pyrrole-9-carbonitrile} to calf thymus(CT) DNA was investigated,depending on the values of R(R is defined as the ratio of the concentration of A1 to CT DNA base pairs) and different outer factors.Molecules A1 were intercalated into the CT DNA base pairs in different orientations in the intercalation pocket at a lower R value...     

2-吡咯类酰腙的合成、晶体结构及与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用

以2-吡咯甲酰肼与2,4-二羟基苯甲醛和2-羟基-3-甲氧基苯甲醛经缩合反应合成2,4-二羟基苯甲醛-2-吡咯甲酰腙C₁₂H₁₁N₃O₃(Ⅰ)和2-羟基-3-甲氧基苯甲醛-2-吡咯甲酰腙C₁₃H₁₅N₃O₄(Ⅱ),并利用红外光谱、元素分析、¹H NMR、X射线单晶衍射和热重分析进行表征,结果表明晶体Ⅰ属单斜晶系,空间群为P2₁/c,Z=4,晶胞参数为a=1.2586(4) nm,b=0.8050(3) nm,c=1.1914(4) nm;晶体Ⅱ为正交晶系,空间群为P2₁2₁2₁,Z=4,晶胞参数为a=0.4756(2) nm,b=1.2491(6) nm,c=2.2145(11) nm。 热重结果显示,化合物Ⅰ和Ⅱ最大热分解峰分别出现在267.59和284.79 ℃,表观活化能分别为176.6和122.9 kJ/mol,表明化合物Ⅰ和Ⅱ具有较高的热稳定性。 利用粘度实验和微量热实验研究了化合物Ⅰ和Ⅱ与CT-DNA的相互作用,均显示两种化合物均与CT-DNA发生了插入作用,且相互作用过程放热,焓变值分别为ΔH(Ⅰ)=4.67 kJ/mol和ΔH(Ⅱ)=4.40 kJ/mol。     

Photophysical Properties of Gilvocarcins V and M and Their Binding Constant to Calf Thymus DNA

Abstract— Absorption and emission techniques were used to characterize the ground (S₀), singlet (S|) and triplet states (T₁) of gilvocarcin V (GV) and gilvocarcin M (GM) in different solvents. Aggregation of GV with dimerization constant equal to 7800 M^?1is observed in 10% dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO)/water. The photophysical properties of the S, state of these molecules are more sensitive to changes in solvent characteristics than the corresponding ground states. The absorption of visible light by GV and GM results in a higher dipole moment of the excited state causing a red shift in the fluorescence spectra with increasing solvent polarity. The fluorescence quantum yield remains practically unchanged with changes in solvent properties unless water is present as a co-solvent. Both φ_f and φ_f values corresponding to GV in DMSO are larger than those of GM, whereas in 10% DMSO/H₂O the opposite is observed. Thus, GV is more susceptible to other deactivation pathways besides emission in the presence of water than GM. The relative phosphorescence quantum yield (φ_p= 0.03) and the triplet energy (E_T= 52 kcal/mol) of GV and GM are similar. The S₀-S₁ energy difference is 63 kcal/mol for GV, whereas for GM it is 67. Thus, the singlet-triplet energy difference is 11 and 15 kcal/mol, respectively. The PM3/CI calculated electronic structures of these compounds are consistent with the observed photophysical properties. The dark binding constants of GV to calf thymus DNA ([1.1–0.08] × 10⁶M^?1) are about an order of magnitude larger than those of GM ([0.24–0.018] × 10⁶M^?1) at different ionic strengths (0–2.00 M NaCl). Also, the number of gilvocarcin molecules bound per base pair is smaller for GM than for GV. These differences in dark DNA binding parameters between GV and GM could have implications in the large photocytotoxic ability of GV as compared to GM.     

二甲基亚砜及一些含氮环化合物与DNA的作用

通过实验探索了将既不溶于水又不能生成可溶性盐的一些含氮稠环化合物溶于二甲基亚砜（DMSO）水溶液中与小牛胸腺DNA作用的途径．溶解实验证明了DMSO及其水溶液对此类化合物极强的溶解性能，DMSO与小牛胸腺作用的紫外光谱（298 K）、圆二色谱（298 K）、~(31)P核磁谱（323 K）和摩尔焓变（298 K）数据均表明：在pH＝7.0的水溶液中，当DMSO浓度小于0．15 mol·L~(-1)时，其与DNA无作用．溶于DMsO水溶液中的八种含氮稠环化合物与小牛胸腺DNA作用的紫外光谱（298 K）、圆二色谱（298 K）和摩尔焓变（298 K）实验结果显示出两种化合物对DNA有较强的嵌插作用．通过对实验结果的分析，本文对具有相同含氮稠环骨架的化合物与DNA嵌播作用的规律和化合物本身微观结构的关系进行了讨论．     

二甲基亚砜及一些含氮稠环化合物与DNA的作用

A method for studying the effect of some organic compounds, which are neither soluble in water nor to be made into soluble salts in water, on DNA has been investigated by a series of experiments. The solubility experiments have shown that dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and its aqueous solution are excellent solvents for the hydrophobic multicycles compounds with nitrogen atoms. The data of UV (298 K), CD (298 K), ~(31)P-NMR (323 K) spectra and molar enthalpy changes (298 K) for the effect of DMSO on DNA have not shown that DMSO has an effect on DNA when the pH of solution is equal to 7.0 and its concentration is less than 0.15 mol·L~(-1). This has further proved it is safe when DMSO is used as a carrier of medicinal compounds and enters into human bodies. Under the fixed experimental conditions, no differences were found out from the results of viscous tests (298 K) and UV spectra (298 K) for the effect of harmine hydrochloride on DNA in the presence and absence of DMSO even if the concentration of DMSO reached 0.5 mol·L~(-1). It has indicated that the existence of DMSO in aqueous solutions doesn't disturb the effect of compounds on DNA. The data of UV (298 K), CD(298 K), ~(31)P-NMR (323 K) spectra and molar enthalpy changes (298 K) for the effect of some multicycles compounds with nitrogen atoms on DNA in aqueous solutions of DMSO have also given a clear explanation to the intercalation bindings of these organic compounds to DNA, and a method to study the effect of these compounds on DNA can be developed from these experiments. By analying all the data for the effect of the above compounds on DNA, both the mechanism of interaction between the compounds and DNA and the relationship between the rule of intercalation binding of a series of compounds with same multicycles structures to DNA and their microstructures have been discussed. Since the two multicycles compounds with nitrogen atoms including harmine have high bioactivity, the further experiments inside animal bodies and clinical trial on patients as anticancer drugs should be carried out.     

巯嘌呤金属配合物与小牛胸腺DNA的作用

用溴化乙锭为探针研究了巯嘌呤(mercaptopurine, MP)金属配合物与小牛胸腺 DNA的作用机制，探讨了其作用模式，即巯嘌呤与DNA是非嵌插结合，巯嘌呤金属酴 物与DNA之间的作用为静电方式和一定的嵌入方式。并求得巯嘌呤金属配合物与 DNA的结合常数。     

Absorption,Fluorescence and Resonance Rayleigh Scattering Spectra of Interaction of Papain with Calf Thymus DNA

In weak acidic medium, interaction between papain and calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) resulted in absorption spectral change, fluorescence quenching of papain and remarkable enhancement of resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS). The interaction types and binding modes were discussed by characteristics of RRS, absorption, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectra combining thermodynamic data. Four interaction types include electrostatic attraction, hydrophobic force, hydrogen bonding and aromatic stacking interaction. Papain interacted with the major groove of ctDNA. Aromatic stacking interaction is the main reason of change of absorption spectrum and fluorescence quenching of papain. Surface enhanced scattering effect, resonance energy transfer effect, increase of molecular volume and conformational change make contribution to RRS enhancement. The enhanced RRS intensity (ΔI) is directly proportional to the concentration of ctDNA or papain. The detection limit (3σ) is 5.2 ng·mL^?1 for ctDNA and 5.6 ng·mL^?1 for papain. This creates conditions for determination of papain and ctDNA.