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DNA Binding and DNA Cleavage Activities of Newly Synthesized CoII and CuII Complexes of a β-Cyclodextrin Based Azo-Functionalized Schiff Base

Two water soluble complexes with CoII and CuII ions were synthesized using a novel β-cyclodextrin based azo-functionalized Schiff base as a ligand. The Schiff base and its metal complexes were characterized by different physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. From the analyses of the experimenta...

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Published in:Critical studies in media communication 2021-01, Vol.74 (5), p.341
Main Authors: Das, Ananya, Mishra, Dipu Kumar, Gurung, Pritika, Dakua, Vikas Kumar, Sinha, Biswajit
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Language:English
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Summary:Two water soluble complexes with CoII and CuII ions were synthesized using a novel β-cyclodextrin based azo-functionalized Schiff base as a ligand. The Schiff base and its metal complexes were characterized by different physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. From the analyses of the experimental data, distorted octahedral geometry has been assigned for both the metal complexes. The binding interactions between the metal complexes and DNA were investigated by means of a thermal denaturation study and viscosity measurements as well as by electronic absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The DNA cleavage efficacy of the metal complexes was also studied by agarose gel electrophoresis using pBR DNA. These studies revealed that both the metal complexes followed an intercalative mode of binding to calf thymus (CT)-DNA and also effectively cleaved the supercoiled pBR DNA. The CoII complex, however, more efficiently cleaved CT-DNA than the CuII complex as much as the experimental results are concerned.
ISSN:1529-5036
DOI:10.1071/CH20314