title: DNA interaction and antitumor activity of a Pt(III) derivative of 2-mercaptopyridine.
abstract: The complex [Pt2(Spy-)4Cl2], where Spy- is deprotonated 2-mercaptopyridine, was prepared and analyzed spectroscopically. A single signal in the 195Pt NMR spectrum indicates the equivalence of the two Pt(III) ions. The interaction of this complex with DNA was studied by circular dichroism and the modifications caused by the complex in plasmid pBR322 DNA were imaged by atomic force microscopy. Preliminary results showed higher activity against HeLa and U937 tumor lines for the Pt-2-mercaptopyridine complex in comparison with cisplatin. The values of LC50 were lower than those obtained for cisplatin. Promising perspectives for this compound are expected due to its similarity with the analogous Pt and 2-mercaptopyrimidine antitumor compound.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cervantes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchal
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: C404543:(Pt2(Spy-)4 Cl2); D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D004247:DNA