Synthesis of dinitroxylcis-diaminoplatinum(ii) complexes and their interaction with DNA

Dinitroxyl complexes of platinum,cis-Pt^II(APO)₂X₂, where APO is 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl, were obtained by either a direct reaction of APO with K₂PtX₄ (X=Cl or I) or a replacement of iodide ligands incis-Pt^II(APO)₂I₂ by nitrate and oxalate ligands. The interation of water-solublecis-Pt^II(APO)₂(NO₃)₂ with, ox spleen DNA resulted in platinated DNA with a degree of modification (r)-7 times lower than that obtained withcis-Pt^II(NH₃)₂Cl₂ (cisplatin). Melting pointT _m, melting range ΔT, and the degree of hyperchromicity ΔH for platinated DNA showed that for equalr values, thecis-Pt^II(APO)₂—DNA adducts increase heterogeneity in the DNA structure much more effectively than thecis-Pt^II(NH₃)₂—DNA adducts. Poor platinating activity, substantial disturbance of the DNA structure, as well as low toxicity and moderate antitumor activity ofcis-Pt^II(APO)₂X₂ complexes are probably explained by steric hindrances caused by two bulky APO ligands. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1640–1644, August, 1998.     

DNA modification by cis-diaminoplatinum(ii) complexes with aminonitroxide ligands

The mixed-ligand complexes cis-Pt^II[R(CH₂)_nNH₂](NH₃)X₂, where R = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxylpiperidin-4-yl, X₂ = ClI or Cl₂, n = 1 or 2, and binuclear complexes trans-3,4-bis[cis-ammine(iodochloro or dichloro)platinum(ii)amino]-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyls were synthesized. The reactivity of the aminonitroxide complexes toward DNA, the destabilizing effect of the adducts on DNA structure, and the distribution of the Pt adducts along the DNA duplex were studied. The platination activity of the complexes is affected by the natures of both the leaving ligands X and the carrying amino ligands. The decrease in the platination activity of the complexes with an increase in the amino ligand sizes is probably caused by steric hindrance. The complexes that effectively platinate isolated DNA and cause a moderate destabilizition of DNA duplex possess high antitumor activities.