Molecules (Dec 2013)

Synthesis, DNA Binding and Topoisomerase I Inhibition Activity of Thiazacridine and Imidazacridine Derivatives

  • Elizabeth Almeida Lafayette,
  • Sinara Mônica Vitalino de Almeida,
  • Marina Galdino da Rocha Pitta,
  • Eduardo Isidoro Carneiro Beltrão,
  • Teresinha Gonçalves da Silva,
  • Ricardo Olímpio de Moura,
  • Ivan da Rocha Pitta,
  • Luiz Bezerra de Carvalho,
  • Maria do Carmo Alves de Lima

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules181215035
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 12
pp. 15035 – 15050

Abstract

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Thiazacridine and imidazacridine derivatives have shown promising results as tumors suppressors in some cancer cell lines. For a better understanding of the mechanism of action of these compounds, binding studies of 5-acridin-9-ylmethylidene-3-amino-2-thioxo-thiazolidin-4-one, 5-acridin-9-ylmethylidene-2-thioxo-thiazolidin-4-one, 5-acridin-9-ylmethylidene-2-thioxo-imidazolidin-4-one and 3-acridin-9-ylmethyl-thiazolidin-2,4-dione with calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) by electronic absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism spectroscopy were performed. The binding constants ranged from 1.46 × 104 to 6.01 × 104 M−1. UV-Vis, fluorescence and circular dichroism measurements indicated that the compounds interact effectively with ctDNA, both by intercalation or external binding. They demonstrated inhibitory activities to human topoisomerase I, except for 5-acridin-9-ylmethylidene-2-thioxo-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one. These results provide insight into the DNA binding mechanism of imidazacridines and thiazacridines.

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