International Journal of Nanomedicine (Feb 2020)
Synthesis, Characterization and DNA Binding Investigations of a New Binuclear Ag(I) Complex and Evaluation of Its Anticancer Property
Abstract
Mian-Hong Zheng,1,* Fahime Bigdeli,2,* Lan-Xing Gao,1,* Deng-Ze Wu,1 Xiao-Wei Yan,3 Mao-Lin Hu,3 Ali Morsali2 1College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; 3College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Calcium Carbonate Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hezhou University, Hezhou, Guangxi 542800, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Deng-Ze Wu; Ali Morsali Email [email protected]; [email protected]: A new Ag(I) complex (A3) was synthesized and evaluated for its anticancer activity against human cancer cell lines.Materials and Methods: The complex A3 was characterized by 1H, 13C, and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (IR) spectra, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystallography. The interaction of the complex with CT-DNA was studied by electronic absorption spectra, fluorescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry; cell viability (%) was assessed by absorbance measurement of the samples.Results: The interaction mode of the complex A3 with DNA is electrostatic, and this complex shows good potential in anticancer properties against HCT 116 (human colorectal cancer cells) and MDA-MB-231 (MD Anderson-metastatic breast) cell lines with 0.5 micromolar concentrations.Conclusion: The Ag(I) complex could interact with DNA noncovalently and has anticancer properties.Keywords: binuclear Ag(I) complex, X-ray crystallography, DNA, electrostatic binding, anticancer
