title: Oxidative nuclease activity of ferromagnetically coupled mu-hydroxo-mu-propionato copper(II) complexes [Cu3(L)2(mu-OH)2(mu-propionato)2] (L=N-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)R-sulfonamidato, R=benzene, toluene, naphthalene).
abstract: Three doubly-bridged, trinuclear copper(II) compounds with hydroxo and carboxylato bridges, (infinity)(1)[Cu(3)(L1)(2)(mu-OH)(2)(mu-propionato)(2)](1), [Cu(3)(L2)(2)(mu-OH)(2)(mu-propionato)(2)(DMF)(2)] (2) and (infinity)(1){[Cu(3)(L3)(2)(mu-OH)(2)(mu-propionato)(2)]} [Cu(3)(L3)(2)(mu-OH)(2)(mu-propionato)(2)(DMF)(2)]} (3) [HL1=N-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)benzenesulfonylamide, HL2=N-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)toluenesulfonylamide, HL3=N-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)naphthalenesulfonylamide], have been synthesized and characterized. 1 is built from [Cu(3)(L1)(2)(mu-OH)(2)(mu-propionato)(2)] clusters. Each unit contains three copper(II) with two different coordination environments: the terminal centers are square-base pyramidal whereas the central copper is square planar. 2 presents a similar square-base pyramidal geometry in the terminal centers, but the central copper is six-coordinate. 3 shows an unusual 1D coordination polymer comprised of two distinct building blocks: one similar to that found in 1 and the other similar to that found in 2. The magnetic susceptibility measurements (2-300K) reveal a ferromagnetic interaction between the Cu(II) ions with J values of 76.0, 55.0, and 48.0cm(-1) for 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Emission spectroscopy, thermal denaturation, viscosimetry and cyclic voltammetry show an interaction of the complexes with DNA through the sugar-phosphate backbone. All three Cu(II) complexes were found to be very efficient agents of plasmid DNA cleavage in the presence of ascorbato or mercaptopropionic acid. Both the kinetics and the mechanism of the cleavage reaction have also been examined.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química Inorgànica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Avda, Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: García-Giménez
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alzuet
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Alvarez
authors.forename: Malva
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu-González
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castiñeiras
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borrás
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D053837:DNA Cleavage; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000737:chemistry*; D015195:Drug Design; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D009281:Naphthalenes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C001215:ferrite; C031721:naphthalene; D014050:Toluene; D003300:Copper; D004247:DNA; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D001554:Benzene