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    J Photochem Photobiol B. 2010 Oct 5;101(1):37-46. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

    Design and synthesis of heterobimetallic topoisomerase I and II inhibitor complexes: in vitro DNA binding, interaction with 5'-GMP and 5'-TMP and cleavage studies.

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    Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India. farukh_arjmand@yahoo.co.in

    Abstract

    New potential cancer chemotherapeutic complexes Cu-Sn(2)/Zn-Sn(2) 3 and 4 were designed and prepared as topoisomerases inhibitors; their in vitro DNA binding studies were carried out which reveal strong electrostatic binding via phosphate backbone of DNA helix, in addition to other binding modes viz. coordinate covalent and partial intercalation. To throw insight to molecular binding event at the target site, UV-vis titrations of 3 and 4 with mononucleotides of interest, viz, 5'-GMP and 5'-TMP were carried out, (in case of 4) by (1)H and (31)P NMR. Cleavage studies employing gel electrophoresis demonstrate both the complexes 3 and 4 are efficient cleavage agents and are specific groove binders (complex 3 binds to both major and minor groove while complex 4 is specifically minor groove binder only). In addition, the complexes show high inhibition activity against topoisomerase I and II. However, complex 4 exhibits significant inhibitory effects on the Topo I activity at a very low concentration approximately 2.5 microM.

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    PMID:
    20638859
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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