Promising antifungal and antibacterial agents based on 5‐aryl‐2,2’‐bipyridines and their heteroligand salicylate metal complexes: synthesis, bioevaluation, molecular docking

ChemMedChem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanina Burgart ◽  
Evgeny Shchegolkov ◽  
Irina Shchur ◽  
Dmitry Kopchuk ◽  
Natalia Gerasimova ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Majid Ali ◽  
Syed Majid Bukhari ◽  
Asma Zaidi ◽  
Farhan A. Khan ◽  
Umer Rashid ◽  
...  

Background:: Structurally diverse organic compounds and available drugs were screened against urease and carbonic anhydrase II in a formulation acceptable for high-throughput screening. Objective: The study was conducted to find out potential inhibitors of urease and carbonic anhydrase II. Methods:: Quantification of the possible HITs was carried out by determining their IC50 values. Results and Discussion:: of several screened compounds including derivatives of oxadiazole, coumarins, chromane-2, 4- diones and metal complexes of cysteine-omeprazole showed promising inhibitory activities with IC50 ranging from 47 μM to 412 μM against the urease. The interactions of active compounds with active sites of enzymes were investigated through molecular docking studies which revealed that (R)-1-(4-amino-4-(5-(thiophen-2-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl) butyl) guanidine possessing IC50 of 47 μM, interacts with one of the nickel metal atom of urease besides further interactions as predictable hydrogen bonds with KCX490, Asp633, His492, His407 and His409 along with Ala440 and 636. Bi-ligand metal complexes of 4-aminoantipyrine based Schiff bases showed activation of urease with AC50 ranging from 68 μM to 112 μM. Almost 21 compounds with varying functional groups including pyrimidines, oxadiazoles, imidazoles, hydrazides and tin based compounds were active carbonic anhydrase II inhibitors presenting 98 μM to 390 μM IC50 values. Several N-substituted sulfonamide derivatives were inactive against carbonic anhydrase II. Conclusion:: Among all the screened compounds, highly active inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase II was (4-(3- hydroxyphenyl)-6-phenyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl) methanone with IC50 of 98.0 μM. This particular compound showed metallic interaction with Zn ion of carbonic anhydrase II through hydroxyl group of phenyl ring.


Author(s):  
Tahmeena Khan ◽  
Rumana Ahmad ◽  
Iqbal Azad ◽  
Saman Raza ◽  
Seema Joshi ◽  
...  

Background: Mixed ligand-metal complexes are efficient chelating agents because of flexible donor ability. Mixed ligand complexes containing hetero atoms sulphur, nitrogen and oxygen have been probed for their biological significance. Objective: Nine mixed ligand-metal complexes of 2-(butan-2-ylidene) hydrazinecarbothioamide (2-butanone thiosemicarbazone) and pyridine, bipyridine or 2-picoline as co-ligands were synthesized with Cu, Fe and Zn. The complexes were tested against MDA-MB231 (MDA) and A549 cell lines. Antibacterial activity was tested against S. aureus and E. coli. The drug character of the complexes was evaluated on several parameters viz. physicochemical properties, bioactivity scores, toxicity assessment and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) profile assessment using various automated softwares. Molecular docking of the complexes was also performed with two target proteins. Method and Results: The mixed ligand-metal complexes were synthesized by condensation reaction for 4-5 h. The characterization was done by elemental analysis, 1H-NMR, FT-IR, molar conductance and UV spectroscopies. Molecular docking was performed against ribonucleotide reductase (RR) and topoisomerase II (topo II). [Cu(C5H11N3S)(py)2(CH3COO)2], [Zn(C5H11N3S)(bpy)(SO4)] and [Zn(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(SO4)] displayed the lowest binding energies with respect to RR. Against topo II [Cu(C5H11N3S)(py)2(CH3COO)2], [Cu(C5H11N3S)(bpy)(CH3COO)2] and [Zn(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(SO4)] had the lowest energies. The druglikness assessment was done using Leadlikeness and Lipinski’s rules. Against topo II [Cu(C5H11N3S)(py)2(CH3COO)2], [Cu(C5H11N3S)(bpy)(CH3COO)2] and [Zn(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(SO4)] had the lowest energies. Not more than two violations were obtained in case of each filtering rule showing drug like character of the mixed ligand complexes. Several of the complexes exhibited positive bioactivity scores and almost all the complexes were predicted to be safe with no hazardous effects. All the complexes were predicted to have no mutagenic character as shown by the Ames test [Zn(C5H11N3S)(py)2(SO4)] showed potential activity against MDA. [Co(C5H11N3S(bpy)(Cl)2] was also active against MDA. [Cu(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(CH3COO)2] also showed 27.6% cell viability at 100 µM against MDA. Against A549 [Co(C5H11N3S)(py)2(Cl)2], [Cu(C5H11N3S)(py)2(CH3COO)2] and [Co(C5H11N3S(bpy)(Cl)2] were active. [Co(C5H11N3S)(bpy)(Cl)2] and [Cu(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(CH3COO)2] were active against S. aureus. [Co(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(Cl)2] and [Zn(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(SO4)] were active at lower concentrations against S.aureus. Against E. coli, [Zn(C5H11N3S)(2-pic)2(SO4)] showed activity at 18-20mg dose range.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 2288
Author(s):  
Ahmed Gaber ◽  
Moamen S. Refat ◽  
Arafa A.M. Belal ◽  
Ibrahim M. El-Deen ◽  
Nader Hassan ◽  
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Herein, we report the synthesis of eight new mononuclear and binuclear Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+ methoxy thiosemicarbazone (MTSC) complexes aiming at obtaining thiosemicarbazone complex with potent biological activity. The structure of the MTSC ligand and its metal complexes was fully characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopic techniques (NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis), molar conductivity, thermogravimetric analysis (TG), and thermal differential analysis (DrTGA). The spectral and analytical data revealed that the obtained thiosemicarbazone-metal complexes have octahedral geometry around the metal center, except for the Zn2+-thiosemicarbazone complexes, which showed a tetrahedral geometry. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of the MTSC ligand and its (Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+) metal complexes were also investigated. Interestingly, the antibacterial activity of MTSC- metal complexes against examined bacteria was higher than that of the MTSC alone, which indicates that metal complexation improved the antibacterial activity of the parent ligand. Among different metal complexes, the MTSC- mono- and binuclear Cu2+ complexes showed significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Proteus vulgaris, better than that of the standard gentamycin drug. The in silico molecular docking study has revealed that the MTSC ligand could be a potential inhibitor for the oxidoreductase protein.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (16) ◽  
pp. 4725
Author(s):  
Badriah Saad Al-Farhan ◽  
Maram T. Basha ◽  
Laila H. Abdel Rahman ◽  
Ahmed M. M. El-Saghier ◽  
Doaa Abou El-Ezz ◽  
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Despite the common use of salens and hydroxyquinolines as therapeutic and bioactive agents, their metal complexes are still under development. Here, we report the synthesis of novel mixed-ligand metal complexes (MSQ) comprising salen (S), derived from (2,2′-{1,2-ethanediylbis[nitrilo(E) methylylidene]}diphenol, and 8-hydroxyquinoline (Q) with Co(II), Ni(II), Cd(II), Al(III), and La(III). The structures and properties of these MSQ metal complexes were investigated using molar conductivity, melting point, FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, UV–VIS, mass spectra, and thermal analysis. Quantum calculation, analytical, and experimental measurements seem to suggest the proposed structure of the compounds and its uncommon monobasic tridentate binding mode of salen via phenolic oxygen, azomethine group, and the NH group. The general molecular formula of MSQ metal complexes is [M(S)(Q)(H2O)] for M (II) = Co, Ni, and Cd or [M(S)(Q)(Cl)] and [M(S)(Q)(H2O)]Cl for M(III) = La and Al, respectively. Importantly, all prepared metal complexes were evaluated for their antimicrobial and anticancer activities. The metal complexes exhibited high cytotoxic potency against human breast cancer (MDA-MB231) and liver cancer (Hep-G2) cell lines. Among all MSQ metal complexes, CoSQ and LaSQ produced IC50 values (1.49 and 1.95 µM, respectively) that were comparable to that of cisplatin (1.55 µM) against Hep-G2 cells, whereas CdSQ and LaSQ had best potency against MDA-MB231 with IC50 values of 1.95 and 1.43 µM, respectively. Furthermore, the metal complexes exhibited significant antimicrobial activities against a wide spectrum of both Gram-positive and -negative bacterial and fungal strains. The antibacterial and antifungal efficacies for the MSQ metal complexes, the free S and Q ligands, and the standard drugs gentamycin and ketoconazole decreased in the order AlSQ > LaSQ > CdSQ > gentamycin > NiSQ > CoSQ > Q > S for antibacterial activity, and for antifungal activity followed the trend of LaSQ > AlSQ > CdSQ > ketoconazole > NiSQ > CoSQ > Q > S. Molecular docking studies were performed to investigate the binding of the synthesized compounds with breast cancer oxidoreductase (PDB ID: 3HB5). According to the data obtained, the most probable coordination geometry is octahedral for all the metal complexes. The molecular and electronic structures of the metal complexes were optimized theoretically, and their quantum chemical parameters were calculated. PXRD results for the Cd(II) and La(III) metal complexes indicated that they were crystalline in nature.


2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 1139-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iram Batool ◽  
Aamer Saeed ◽  
Irfan Zia Qureshi ◽  
Saima Kalsoom ◽  
Ayesha Razzaq

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