Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and cleavage studies of chiral Ru(II) salen complexes.

  • N U Khan
  • , Naushira Pandya
  • , R I Kureshy
  • , S H Abdi
  • , S Agrawal
  • , H C Bajaj
  • , J Pandya
  • , A Gupte

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    Abstract

    Interaction of chiral Ru(II) salen complexes (S)-1 and (R)-1 with Calf Thymus DNA (CT-DNA) was studied by absorption spectroscopy, competitive binding study, viscosity measurements, CD measurements, thermal denaturation study and cleavage studies by agarose gel electrophoresis. The DNA binding affinity of (S)-1 (6.25 × 103 M-1) was found to be greater than (R)-1 (3.0 × 103 M-1). The antimicrobial studies of these complexes on five different gram (+)/(-) bacteria and three different fungal organisms showed selective inhibition of the growth of gram (+) bacteria and were not affective against gram (-) and fungal organisms. Further, the (S)-1 enantiomer inhibited the growth of organisms to a greater extent as compared to (R)-1 enantiomer. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Pages (from-to)113-119
    Number of pages7
    JournalSpectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy
    Volume74
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Sep 1 2009

    Disciplines

    • Medical Specialties
    • Medicine and Health Sciences
    • Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy

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