Di- and polynuclear silver(I) saccharinate complexes of tertiary diphosphane ligands: synthesis, structures, in vitro DNA binding, and antibacterial and anticancer properties

WOS: 000329236300003PubMed ID: 24132752A series of new silver(I) saccharinate (sac) complexes, [Ag-2(sac)(2)(mu-dppm)H2O]center dot H2O (1), {[Ag-2(mu-sac)(2)(mu-dppe)]center dot 3H(2)O center dot CH2Cl2} (n) (2), [Ag-2(mu-sac)(2)(mu-dppp)] (n) (3), and [Ag(sac)(mu-dppb)] (n) (4) [dppm is 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane, dppe is 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, dppp is 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane, and dppb is 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane], have been synthesized and characterized by C, H, N elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, and P-31 NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis. Single-crystal X-ray studies show that the diphosphanes act as bridging ligands to yield a dinuclear complex (1) and one-dimensional coordination polymers (2 and 4), whereas the sac ligand adopts a mu(2)-N/O bridging mode in 2, and is N-coordinated in 1 and 4. The interaction of the silver(I) complexes with fish sperm DNA was investigated using UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and agarose gel electrophoresis. The binding studies indicate that the silver(I) complexes can interact with fish sperm DNA through intercalation, and complexes 1 and 3 have the highest binding affinity. The gel electrophoresis assay further confirms the binding of the complexes with the pBR322 plasmid DNA. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the complexes indicate that complex 1 exhibits very high antibacterial activity against standard bacterial strains of Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus, being much higher than those of AgNO3, silver sulfadiazine, ciprofloxacin, and gentamicin. Moreover, complexes 1-3 exhibit very high cytotoxic activity against A549 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines, compared with AgNO3 and cisplatin. The bacterial and cell growth inhibitions of the silver(I) complexes are closely related to their DNA binding affinities.Uludag UniversityUludag University [UAP(F)-2011/36]Financial support received from Uludag University [project UAP(F)-2011/36] is gratefully acknowledged

Synthesis, crystal structures, in vitro DNA binding, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of new di- and polynuclear silver(I) saccharinate complexes with tertiary monophosphanes

WOS: 000333790100004PubMed ID: 24480545Four new silver(I) saccharinate (sac) complexes, [Ag(mu-sac)(PPh3)](2) (1), [Ag(mu-sac)(PPh2CY)](2) (2), [Ag(mu-sac)(PPhCy2)](2) (3) and [Ag(mu-sac)(PCy3)](n) (4), where PPh3 = triphenylphosphane, PPh2Cy = cyclohexyldiphenylphosphane, PPhCy2 = dicyclohexylphenylphosphane and PCy3 = tricyclohexylphosphane, have been synthesized and fully characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR, ESI-MS and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Fluorescence ethidium bromide displacement indicate that all complexes bind to fish sperm (FS) DNA by intercalation with binding constants (K-A) of 29.1 +/- 0.26 x 10(5) M-1 for 1, 2.54 +/- 0.12 x 10(5) M-1 for 2, 2.42 +/- 0.08 x 10(5) M-1 for 3, 0.19 +/- 0.03 x 10(5) M-1 for 4. The relative viscosities of the FS-DNA solutions increase with increasing of the complex concentration, providing strong evidence for the intercalation mode. The gel electrophoresis assay further confirms their binding with the pBR322 plasmid DNA. The MIC values of the silver(I) complexes are generally higher than those of AgNO3 and silver sulfadiazine, but 1 presents a promising activity against Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus. All complexes are highly cytotoxic on human lung carcinoma (A549) and human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 0.82 to 3.13 mu M. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Uludag UniversityUludag University [UAP(F)-2011/36]We are grateful to Uludag University for the financial support given to the project (Project No: UAP(F)-2011/36)