Anticancer Activity of Platinum (II) Complex as G-Quadruplex DNA Binders

Abstract

A platinum (II) complex has been synthesized and characterized. The complex binding properties with G-quadruplex DNA and ds26 were examined by FID and CD spectroscopic methods. The results revealed that the platinum (II) complex can induce the antiparallel G-quadruplex structure of HTG21 conformation in the absence of added K+ with selectivity over other G-quadruplex DNA and duplex DNA. The cytotoxicity of the platinum (II) was screened against four cancer cell lines and normal cells of HL-7702 in comparison to cisplatin and it showed a higher activity than cisplatin, with inhibition rates ranging from (40.06±1.65)% to (89.47±1.14)%. Furthermore, the platinum (II) complex displayed lower cytotoxic activities to HL-7702 (normal cell) compared with the cancer cell lines.