Probing the DNA Reactivity and the Anticancer Properties of a Novel Tubercidin-Pt(II) Complex(186 views) D’errico S, Falanga AP, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Marzano M, Terracciano M, Roviello GN, Piccialli G, Oliviero G, Borbone N
CESTEV, University of Naples Federico II, via Tommaso De Amicis, 95, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, University of Naples Federico II, via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy.
Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
ISBE-IT-Candidate National Node of Italy for ISBE, Research Infrastructure for Systems Biology Europe, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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Probing the DNA Reactivity and the Anticancer Properties of a Novel Tubercidin-Pt(II) Complex
Herein, we reported on the synthesis of a novel Pt(II) neutral complex having as ligand the nucleoside tubercidin, a potent anti-tumor agent extracted from the bacterium Streptomyces Tubercidicus. In detail, the chelation of the metal by a diamine linker installed at C6 purine position of tubercidin assured the introduction of a cisplatin-like unit in the molecular scaffold. The behavior of the synthesized complex with a double-strand DNA model was monitored by CD spectroscopy and compared with that of cisplatin and tubercidin. In addition, the cell viability was evaluated against HeLa, A375 and WM266 human cancer cell lines using the MTT test. Lastly, the results of the apoptotic assay (FITC Annexin V) performed on the HeLa cancer cell line are also reported.
Probing the DNA Reactivity and the Anticancer Properties of a Novel Tubercidin-Pt(II) Complex