- Delivery of floxuridine derivatives to cancer cells by water-soluble organometallic cages
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The self-assembly of 2,4,6-tris(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,5-triazine (tpt) triangular panels with p-cymene (pPriC6H4Me) ruthenium building blocks and 2,5-dioxydo-1,4-benzoquinonato (dobq) or 5,8-dioxydo-1,4-naphthoquinonato (donq) bridges, in the presence of a pyrenyl-nucleoside derivatives (pyreneR), affords the triangular prismatic host-guest compounds [(pyrene-R)?Ru6(pPriC 6H4Me)6(tpt)2(dobq) 3]6+ ([(pyrene-R)?1]6+) and [(pyrene-R)?Ru6(pPriC6H4Me) 6(tpt)2(donq)3]6+ ([(pyrene-R)?2]6+), respectively. The inclusion of six monosubstitutedpyrenyl-nucleosides (pyrene-R1 = 5′-(1-pyrenyl butanoate)-2′-deoxyuridine, pyrene-R2 = 5-fluoro-5′-(1-pyrenyl butanoate)-2′-deoxyuridine, pyrene-R3 = 5′-{N-[1-oxo-4-(1-pyrenyl) butyl]-glycyl}-2′-deoxyuridine, pyrene-R4 = 5-fluoro-5′-{N-[1-oxo-4- (1-pyrenyl)butyl]-glycyl}-2′-deoxyuridine, pyrene-R5 = 5-fluoro-5′-{N-[1-oxo-4-(1-pyrenyl)butyl]-phenylalanyl} -2′-deoxyvuridine, pyrene-R6 = 5-fluoro-5′-{N-[1-oxo-4-(1-pyrenyl) butyl]-phenylalanyl}-2′-deoxyuridine) has been accomplished. The carceplex nature of [(pyrene-R)?1]6+ with the pyrenyl moiety firmly encapsulated in the hydrophobic cavity of the cage with the nucleoside groups pointing outward was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), while the host-guest nature of [(pyrene-R)?2] 6+ was studied in solution by NMR techniques. In contrast to the floxuridine compounds used in the clinic, the host-guest complexes are highly water-soluble. Consequently, the cytotoxicities of these water-soluble compounds have been established using human ovarian A2780 and A2780cisR cancer cells. All the host-guest systems are more cytotoxic than the empty cages alone [1][CF3SO3]6 (IC50 = 23 μM) and [2][CF3SO3]6 (IC50 = 10 μM), the most active compound [pyrene-R4?1][CF3SO3] 6being 2 orders of magnitude more cytotoxic (IC50 = 0.3 μM) on these human ovarian cancer cell lines (A2780 and A2780cisR).
- Yi, Jeong Wu,Barry, Nicolas P. E.,Furrer, Mona A.,Zava, Olivier,Dyson, Paul J.,Therrien, Bruno,Kim, Byeang Hyean
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p. 461 - 471
(2012/06/04)
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- Nucleic acid templated reactions: Consequences of probe reactivity and readout strategy for amplified signaling and sequence selectivity
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DNA- and RNA-templated chemical reactions can serve as a diagnostic means for the detection of nucleic acids. Reaction schemes that allow amplified detection are of high interest for polymerase chain reaction (PCR)free DNA and RNA diagnosis. These reactio
- Grossmann, Tom N.,Seitz, Oliver
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 6723 - 6730
(2010/02/28)
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