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Massoud SS, Louka FR, Salem NMH, Fischer RC, Torvisco A, Mautner FA, Vančo J, Belza J, Dvořák Z, Trávníček Z. Dinuclear doubly bridged phenoxido copper(II) complexes as efficient anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 246:114992. [PMID: 36525695 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Two cationic [Cu2(L1-2)2](ClO4)2 (1, 2), and four neutral doubly bridged-phenoxido-copper(II) complexes [Cu2(L3-4)2] (3, 4) and [Cu2(L5-6)2(H2O)]‧2H2O (5, 6) as well as 1D polymeric catena-[Cu(L7)] (7), where HL1-2 and H2L3-7 represent tripodal tetradentate pyridyl or aliphatic-amino groups based 2,4-disubstituted phenolates, were synthesized and thoroughly characterized by various spectroscopic methods and single crystal X-ray analysis. The molecular structures of the complexes exhibited diverse geometrical environments around the central Cu(II) atoms. The in vitro antiproliferative activity of the isolated complexes and selected parent free ligands were screened against some human cancer cell lines (A2780, A2780R, PC-3, 22Rv1, MCF-7). The most promising cytotoxicity against cancer cells were obtained for 1-6, while complex 6 was found as the best performing as compared to the reference drug cisplatin. The cytotoxicity study of complex 6 was therefore extended to wider variety of cancer cell lines (HOS, A549, PANC-1, CaCo2, HeLa) and results revealed its significant cytotoxicity on all investigated human cancer cells. The cell uptake study showed that cytotoxicity of 6 (3 μM concentration and 24 h of incubation) against A2780 cells was almost independent from the intracellular levels of copper. The effect of complexes 4, 6 and 7 on cell cycle of A2780 cells indicates that the mechanism of action in these complexes is not only different from that of cisplatin but also different among them. Complex 7 was able to induce apoptosis in A2780 cells, while complexes 4 and 6 did not and on the other hand, they showed considerable effect on autophagy induction and there are some clues that these complexes were able to induce cuproptosis in A2780 cells.
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- Salah S Massoud
- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Box 43700, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Moharam Bey, 21511, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Box 43700, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Moharam Bey, 21511, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemische, Technische Universität Graz, Stremayrgasse 9/V, A-8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemische, Technische Universität Graz, Stremayrgasse 9/V, A-8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institut für Physikalische and Theoretische Chemie, Technische Universität Graz, Stremayrgasse 9/II, A-8010, Graz, Austria.
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- Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, CZ-779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, CZ-779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, CZ-779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Brückmann T, Becker J, Würtele C, Seuffert MT, Heuler D, Müller-Buschbaum K, Weiß M, Schindler S. Characterization of copper complexes with derivatives of the ligand (2-aminoethyl)bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (uns-penp) and their reactivity towards oxygen. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 223:111544. [PMID: 34333248 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
A series of copper(I) complexes with ligands derived from the tripodal ligand (2-aminoethyl)bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (uns-penp) have been structurally characterized and their redox chemistry analyzed by cyclic voltammetry. While the redox potentials of most of the complexes were similar their reactivity towards dioxygen was quite different. While the complex with a ferrocene derived ligand of uns-penp reacted in solution at low temperatures in a two-step reaction from the preliminary formed mononuclear end-on superoxido complex to a quite stable dinuclear peroxido complex it did not react with dioxygen in the solid state. Other complexes also did not react with dioxygen in the solid state while some showed a reversible formation to a green compound, indicating formation of an end-on superoxido complex that unfortunately so far could not be characterized. In contrast, copper complexes with the Me2uns-penp and Et-iProp-uns-penp formed dinuclear peroxido complexes in a solid-state reaction. While the reaction of dioxygen with the [Cu(Me2uns-penp]BPh4 was quite slow an instant reaction took place for [Cu(Et-iProp-uns-penp]BPh. Very unusual, it turned out that crystals of the copper(I) complex that could be structurally characterized still were crystalline when reacted with dioxygen. Therefore, it was possible to solve the structure of the corresponding dinuclear peroxido complex directly from the same batch of crystals. The crystalline structures of the copper(I) and copper(II) complex revealed that the reason for this is the fact, that the copper(I) complex is kind of preorganized for the uptake of dioxygen and does not really change in its overall structure when being oxidized.
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- Tim Brückmann
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Gießen, Germany.
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Kumar R, Obrai S, Mitra J, Sharma A. DFT studies of structural and some spectral parameters of copper(II) complexes with N,N,N',N″-tetrakis (2-hydroxyethyl/propyl) ethylenediamine and tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2013; 115:244-249. [PMID: 23835057 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Revised: 05/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The structures and some spectral parameters of three copper(II) complexes; [Cu(THEEN)(H2O)](PIC)2 (1), [Cu(THPEN)] (PIC)2 C3H8O (2) and [Cu(TEAH3)(PIC)] (PIC)⋅(H2O) (3), previously synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, are here computationally studied by using density functional theory (DFT) in its hybrid form B3LYP. In these complexes, THEEN is N,N,N',N″-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl) ethylenediamine and THPEN is N,N,N',N″-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl) ethylenediamine, tetrapodal ligands and TEAH3 is tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, a tripodal ligand. The primary coordination sphere of copper(II) ion in complexes (1), (2) and (3) are optimized, structural parameters are calculated, vibrational bands are assigned and energy gaps of frontier orbital (HOMO-LUMO) have been calculated with B3LYP/6-31G/LANL2DZ level of theory using DMSO as solvent. The calculated geometric and spectral results reproduced the experimental data with well agreement. Theoretical calculated molecular orbitals (HOMO-LUMO) and their energies have been calculated that suggest charge transfer occurs within the complexes.
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- Rakesh Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 144 011, Punjab, India
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Tordin E, List M, Monkowius U, Schindler S, Knör G. Synthesis and characterisation of cobalt, nickel and copper complexes with tripodal 4N ligands as novel catalysts for the homogeneous partial oxidation of alkanes. Inorganica Chim Acta 2013; 402:90-96. [PMID: 23805005 PMCID: PMC3688535 DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2013.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Four new compounds of the general formula [M(L)(CH3COO)][PF6], where L is a tetradentate tripodal ligand such as tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine (L1) or (2-aminoethyl)bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (L2) and M is Co(II), Ni(II) or Cu(II), have been prepared employing a simple two-step synthesis. The compounds have been characterised by elemental analysis, mass spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The catalytic properties of the derivatives containing the aliphatic ligand L1 have been investigated in particular toward the oxidation of cyclohexane and adamantane in the presence of the sacrificial oxidant m-CPBA (meta-chloroperbenzoic acid). Good TONs and selectivity have been determined for the cobalt and nickel compounds.
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- Elisa Tordin
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU), Altenbergerstr. 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
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- Institut für Chemische Technologie Organischer Stoffe, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU), Altenbergerstr. 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU), Altenbergerstr. 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gieβen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392 Gieβen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU), Altenbergerstr. 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
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