Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro

Three hexacoordinated octahedral nickel (II) complexes, [Ni (Trp-sal) (phen) (CH3OH)] (1), [Ni (Trp-o-van) (phen) (CH3OH)]•2CH3OH (2), and [Ni (Trp-naph) (phen) (CH3OH)] (3) (where Trp-sal = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and salicylaldehyde, Trp-o-van = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and...

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Main Authors: Yang Li, Jianfang Dong, Peiran Zhao, Ping Hu, Dawei Yang, Lei Gao, Lianzhi Li
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8834859
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author Yang Li
Jianfang Dong
Peiran Zhao
Ping Hu
Dawei Yang
Lei Gao
Lianzhi Li
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Jianfang Dong
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Ping Hu
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Lei Gao
Lianzhi Li
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description Three hexacoordinated octahedral nickel (II) complexes, [Ni (Trp-sal) (phen) (CH3OH)] (1), [Ni (Trp-o-van) (phen) (CH3OH)]•2CH3OH (2), and [Ni (Trp-naph) (phen) (CH3OH)] (3) (where Trp-sal = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and salicylaldehyde, Trp-o-van = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and o-vanillin, Trp-naph = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde, phen = 1, 10-phenanthroline), have been synthesized and characterized as potential anticancer agents. Details of structural study of these complexes using single-crystal X-ray crystallography showed that distorted octahedral environment around nickel (II) ion has been satisfied by three nitrogen atoms and three oxygen atoms. All these complexes displayed moderate cytotoxicity toward esophageal cancer cell line Eca-109 with the IC50 values of 23.95 ± 2.54 μM for 1, 18.14 ± 2.39 μM for 2, and 21.89 ± 3.19 μM for 3. Antitumor mechanism studies showed that complex 2 can increase the autophagy, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and decrease the mitochondrial membrane potential remarkably in a dose-dependent manner in the Eca-109 cells. Complex 2 can cause cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. Additionally, complex 2 can regulate the Bcl-2 family and autophagy-related proteins.
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spelling doaj-art-5864a63a39e141a19a9ac63b48b420cc2025-02-03T01:01:55ZengWileyBioinorganic Chemistry and Applications1565-36331687-479X2020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88348598834859Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In VitroYang Li0Jianfang Dong1Peiran Zhao2Ping Hu3Dawei Yang4Lei Gao5Lianzhi Li6Zhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaDepartment of Material Science, Shandong Polytechnic Technician College, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaZhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaZhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaZhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaZhong Yuan Academy of Biological Medicine, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, ChinaThree hexacoordinated octahedral nickel (II) complexes, [Ni (Trp-sal) (phen) (CH3OH)] (1), [Ni (Trp-o-van) (phen) (CH3OH)]•2CH3OH (2), and [Ni (Trp-naph) (phen) (CH3OH)] (3) (where Trp-sal = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and salicylaldehyde, Trp-o-van = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and o-vanillin, Trp-naph = Schiff base derived from tryptophan and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde, phen = 1, 10-phenanthroline), have been synthesized and characterized as potential anticancer agents. Details of structural study of these complexes using single-crystal X-ray crystallography showed that distorted octahedral environment around nickel (II) ion has been satisfied by three nitrogen atoms and three oxygen atoms. All these complexes displayed moderate cytotoxicity toward esophageal cancer cell line Eca-109 with the IC50 values of 23.95 ± 2.54 μM for 1, 18.14 ± 2.39 μM for 2, and 21.89 ± 3.19 μM for 3. Antitumor mechanism studies showed that complex 2 can increase the autophagy, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and decrease the mitochondrial membrane potential remarkably in a dose-dependent manner in the Eca-109 cells. Complex 2 can cause cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. Additionally, complex 2 can regulate the Bcl-2 family and autophagy-related proteins.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8834859
spellingShingle Yang Li
Jianfang Dong
Peiran Zhao
Ping Hu
Dawei Yang
Lei Gao
Lianzhi Li
Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro
Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
title Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro
title_full Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro
title_fullStr Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro
title_short Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro
title_sort synthesis of amino acid schiff base nickel ii complexes as potential anticancer drugs in vitro
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8834859
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