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Anticancer Metal Complexes: Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation by the MTT Assay
Published on: November 10, 2013
Anticancer properties, apoptosis and catecholase mimic activities of dinuclear cobalt(II) and copper(II) Schiff base
M Naqi Ahamad1, Khushboo Iman1, Md Kausar Raza2
1Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
Abstract:
The present work describes coordination chemistry and biological evaluation of two novel dinuclear complexes [Co2(HL1)2(H2O)2]·8H2O (1) and [Cu2(L2)2] (2) obtained from the Schiff base ligands, H3L1 and H2L2 (formed in situ). The two complexes are characterized by single crystal X-ray, spectral and variable temperature magnetic and theoretical (DFT/TDDFT) analysis. X-ray analysis confirms both the complexes to be dinuclear with distorted octahedral and square pyramidal geometry around Co(II) and Cu(II) ions, respectively. Magnetic studies reveal presence of moderate ferromagnetic interactions in both the complexes with J = 98 (1) and 32 (2) cm-1. The magnetic interactions are further corroborated by DFT studies. Co(II) complex (1) exhibited enhanced catecholase activity with Kcat = 213.48 h-1, which is attributed to the greater extent of charge contribution on Co2+ as compared to Cu2+ as determined by DFT calculations. Furthermore, both the complexes show potent anticancer activity toward HeLa (cervical) and A549 (lung) cancer cell lines with IC50 = 6-7 µM at 48 h, which ascertains both the complexes as better anticancer drugs than cisplatin. Furthermore, 1 and 2 exhibit apoptosis of HeLa cells by demonstrating nuclear blebbings with shrinking morphology. Hence, the present complexes could be employed as a model for metalloenzymes as well as potential anticancer substituents of cisplatin in future course.
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