title: Preparation, Physicochemical Characterization and Biological Evaluation of some Hesperidin Metal Complexes.
abstract: The ability of hesperidin (HP) to form complexes with five metals; cobalt, nickel, zinc, calcium and magnesium was investigated. The complexation was studied using U.V spectroscopic titration, in methanol as well as aqueous buffer solutions (physiological conditions). Potential complexes were studied by IR and NMR spectroscopy, melting point and their solubility were also evaluated. The interaction of HP and its metal complexes with DNA was investigated by U.V spectroscopy. HP and its potential complexes were also tested for their ability to inhibit alpha amylase and alpha glucosidase enzymes. The results indicated that HP can form 1:1 complexes with cobalt, nickel and zinc in methanolic solution but not in aqueous buffers. Both HP and its metal complexes were found to intercalate DNA, at physiological condition, with preference to GC rich sequences. HP-metal complexes appeared to have higher affinity towards poly A DNA than the free HP. Neither HP nor its complexes exhibited antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Candida albicans. Results showed that HP has little inhibitory action on glucosidase and amylase enzymes with no obvious effect of complexation on the behavior of free HP. In conclusion HP was shown to form 1:complexes with the studied metal in methanol but not in aqueous buffer solutions. In presence of DNA however, complex formation in aqueous solutions seem to be encouraged with differential effect between the complexes and free HP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Safa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Fatma U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Afifi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology , Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Amal G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Al-Bakri
authors.affiliation: Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy , Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Violet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kasabri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Imad I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Hamdan
keywords: Biological activity; Chelation of polyphenols; Hesperidin; Metals