Unsymmetrical trifluoromethyl methoxyphenyl β-diketones: Effect of the position of methoxy group and coordination at cu(ii) on biological activity

Copper(II) complexes with 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)butan-2,4-dione (HL1) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The biological properties of HL1 and cis-[Cu(L1)2 (DMSO)] (3) were examined against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and opportunistic unicellular fungi. The cytotoxicity was estimated towards the HeLa and Vero cell lines. Complex 3 demonstrated antibacterial activity towards S. aureus comparable to that of streptomycin, lower antifungal activity than the ligand HL1 and moderate cytotoxicity. The bioactivity was compared with the activity of compounds of similar structures. The effect of changing the position of the methoxy group at the aromatic ring in the ligand moiety of the complexes on their antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity was explored. We propose that complex 3 has lower bioavailability and reduced bioactivity than expected due to strong intermolecular contacts. In addition, molecular docking studies provided theoretical information on the interactions of tested compounds with ribonucleotide reductase subunit R2, as well as the chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp90, which are important biomolecular targets for antitumor and antimicrobial drug search and design. The obtained results revealed that the complexes displayed enhanced affinity over organic ligands. Taken together, the copper(II) complexes with the trifluoromethyl methoxyphenyl-substituted β-diketones could be considered as promising anticancer agents with antibacterial properties. © 2021, MDPI. All rights reserved.

Authors
Khamidullina L.A.1, 2 , Puzyrev I.S.1 , Burygin G.L.3 , Dorovatovskii P.V. 4 , Zubavichus Y.V. 5 , Mitrofanova A.V. 6 , Khrustalev V.N. 6, 7 , Timofeeva T.V. 8 , Slepukhin P.A.1 , Tobysheva P.D.2 , Pestov A.V.1, 2 , Solari E.9 , Tskhovrebov A.G. 6 , Nenajdenko V.G. 10
Journal
Publisher
MDPI AG
Number of issue
21
Language
English
Status
Published
Number
6466
Volume
26
Year
2021
Organizations
  • 1 Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 22 Sofia Kovalevskaya Street, Ekaterinburg, 620137, Russian Federation
  • 2 Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Street, Ekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
  • 3 Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov, 410049, Russian Federation
  • 4 NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, 1 Acad. Kurchatov Sq., Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation
  • 5 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 5 Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
  • 6 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklay Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
  • 7 Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry RAS, 47 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
  • 8 Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 87701, United States
  • 9 Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH 1015, Switzerland
  • 10 Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
Keywords
Anticancer agents; Antimicrobial activity; Copper(II); Cytotoxic activity; Diketonates
Date of creation
16.12.2021
Date of change
16.12.2021
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/76533/
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