The platinum(II) oxalato complexes [Pt(ox)(naza)2] (1-3) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis (C, H, N), multinuclear NMR spectroscopy ((1)H, (13)C, (15)N, (195)Pt) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS); naza = 4-chloro-7-azaindole (4Claza; 1), 3-bromo-7-azaindole (3Braza; 2) or 4-bromo-7-azaindole (4Braza; 3). The prepared substances were screened for their in vitro antitumor activity on the osteosarcoma (HOS) and breast adenocarcinoma (MCF7) human cancer cell lines, where 2 showed moderate antitumor effect (IC50 = 27.5 μM, and 18.3 μM, respectively). The complex 2 was further tested on a panel of six others human cancer cell lines, including the malignant melanoma (G361), cervix carcinoma (HeLa), ovarian carcinoma (A2780), cisplatin-resistant ovarian carcinoma (A2780R), lung carcinoma (A549) and prostate adenocarcinoma (LNCaP). This substance was found to be moderate antitumor effective against G361 (IC50 = 17.3 μM), HeLa (IC50 = 31.8 μM) and A2780 (IC50 = 19.2 μM) cell lines. The complex 2 was also studied by NMR for its solution stability and by ESI-MS experiments for its ability to interact with biomolecules, such as cysteine, glutathione or guanosine 5'-monophosphate.

• MeSH
• Indoles chemistry   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Molecular Structure MeSH
• Cell Line, Tumor MeSH
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular MeSH
• Organoplatinum Compounds chemical synthesis   chemistry   pharmacology   MeSH
• Oxalates chemistry   MeSH
• Antineoplastic Agents chemistry   pharmacology   MeSH
• Cell Survival drug effects   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
• Names of Substances
• 7-azaindole dimer MeSH Browser
• Indoles MeSH
• Organoplatinum Compounds MeSH
• Oxalates MeSH
• Antineoplastic Agents MeSH

In the title compound, trans-[PtCl2(C15H15ClFN5)2], the Pt(II) atom, located on an inversion centre, is coordinated by the purine N atoms of the 2-chloro-6-[(3-fluoro-benz-yl)amino]-9-isopropyl-9H-purine ligands and two Cl atoms in a slightly distorted trans-square-planar coordination geometry [N-Pt-Cl angles = 89.91 (5) and 90.09 (5)°]. Weak intra-molecular N-H⋯Cl contacts occur. In the crystal, C-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯F contacts, as well as weak π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances = 3.5000 (11) and 3.6495 (12) Å] connect the mol-ecules into a three-dimensional architecture.

• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH