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  • Title: Varying structural motifs in the salen based metal complexes of Co(ii), Ni(ii) and Cu(ii): synthesis, crystal structures, molecular dynamics and biological activities.
    Author: Saini AK, Kumari P, Sharma V, Mathur P, Mobin SM.
    Journal: Dalton Trans; 2016 Nov 29; 45(47):19096-19108. PubMed ID: 27868118.
    Abstract:
    Herein, we report the structural and biological activities of a deprotonated Schiff base ligand (H2L) {H2L = 1,1'-(1E,1'E)-(2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(azan-1-yl-1-ylidene)bis(methan-1-yl-1-ylidene)dinaphthalen-2-ol} towards Co(ii), Ni(ii) and Cu(ii) complexes obtained under different conditions. Four new metal complexes have been synthesized: isostructural dimers [Co(L)]2 (1)/[Cu(L)]2 (3), a monomer (Cl3NiH2L)·(Et3NH) (2) and a tetramer [Cu(L)]4 (4). The bioactivity of 1-3 has been investigated through molecular docking with DNA and various proteins, known to be involved in the proliferation of viral diseases or progression of cancer. Complex 1 shows the best results, through a strong binding affinity with NS2B/NS3 protease (dengue virus) in terms of binding energy (-11.21 kcal mol-1) and inhibition constant (6.02 nM). The experimental evidence for the effective binding of 1-4 with the Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) protein and calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) is in agreement with our molecular docking results. In addition, the cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of 1-4 were examined and found to be compatible with biological systems, with 4 showing the highest antibacterial activity. All four complexes were analyzed by elemental analysis and UV/vis analysis, and their molecular structures were authenticated by single crystal X-ray studies.
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