This article describes the synthesis, characterization, and biological activity of novel square-planar cationic platinum(II) complexes containing glucoconjugated triazole ligands and a comparison with the results obtained from the corresponding five-coordinate complexes bearing the same triazole ligands. Stability in solution, reactivity with DNA and small molecules of the new compounds were evaluated by NMR, fluorescence, and UV–vis absorption spectroscopy, together with their cytotoxic action against pairs of immortalized and tumorigenic cell lines. The results show that the square-planar species exhibit greater stability than the corresponding five-coordinate ones. Furthermore, although the square-planar complexes are less cytotoxic than the latter ones, they exhibit a certain selectivity. These results simultaneously demonstrate that overall stability is a fundamental prerequisite for preserving the performance of the agents and that coordinative saturation constitutes a point in favor of their biological action.

Square-planar vs. Trigonal bipyramidal geometry in Pt(II) complexes containing triazole-based glucose ligands as potential anticancer agents / Annunziata, A.; Liberti, D.; Bedini, E.; Cucciolito, M. E.; Loreto, D.; Monti, D. M.; Merlino, A.; Ruffo, F.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 22:16(2021), p. 8704. [10.3390/ijms22168704]

Square-planar vs. Trigonal bipyramidal geometry in Pt(II) complexes containing triazole-based glucose ligands as potential anticancer agents

Annunziata A.;Liberti D.;Bedini E.;Cucciolito M. E.;Loreto D.;Monti D. M.;Merlino A.;Ruffo F.
2021

Abstract

This article describes the synthesis, characterization, and biological activity of novel square-planar cationic platinum(II) complexes containing glucoconjugated triazole ligands and a comparison with the results obtained from the corresponding five-coordinate complexes bearing the same triazole ligands. Stability in solution, reactivity with DNA and small molecules of the new compounds were evaluated by NMR, fluorescence, and UV–vis absorption spectroscopy, together with their cytotoxic action against pairs of immortalized and tumorigenic cell lines. The results show that the square-planar species exhibit greater stability than the corresponding five-coordinate ones. Furthermore, although the square-planar complexes are less cytotoxic than the latter ones, they exhibit a certain selectivity. These results simultaneously demonstrate that overall stability is a fundamental prerequisite for preserving the performance of the agents and that coordinative saturation constitutes a point in favor of their biological action.
2021
Square-planar vs. Trigonal bipyramidal geometry in Pt(II) complexes containing triazole-based glucose ligands as potential anticancer agents / Annunziata, A.; Liberti, D.; Bedini, E.; Cucciolito, M. E.; Loreto, D.; Monti, D. M.; Merlino, A.; Ruffo, F.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 22:16(2021), p. 8704. [10.3390/ijms22168704]
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