13C and 99Ru-NMR chendcal shifts are reported for the ruthenium(II) tris complexes of5-substitUted 1,10-phenanthrolines. It has been found that both of them are affected by the substituents on the phenanthrolines in a...13C and 99Ru-NMR chendcal shifts are reported for the ruthenium(II) tris complexes of5-substitUted 1,10-phenanthrolines. It has been found that both of them are affected by the substituents on the phenanthrolines in a direction consistent with that expected from the electron withdrawing ability of the substituent.展开更多
A new ruthenium polypyridine complex, [Ru(phen) 2(pMIP)] 2+(phen=1,10-phenanthroline, pMIP=2-(4-methylphenyl)imidazo phenanthroline), was synthesized and characterized by elementary analysis, MS and 1H NMR. Spectrosco...A new ruthenium polypyridine complex, [Ru(phen) 2(pMIP)] 2+(phen=1,10-phenanthroline, pMIP=2-(4-methylphenyl)imidazo phenanthroline), was synthesized and characterized by elementary analysis, MS and 1H NMR. Spectroscopic methods have been carried out on the interaction mechanism of the Ru (Ⅱ) complex with yeast tRNA systematically. The experimental results indicate that the complex binds to yeast tRNA with an intercalative mode possibly, and interacts with yeast tRNA enantioselectively. The experimental results also suggest that spectroscopic method is effective on studying the interaction mechanism of Ru (Ⅱ) complexes with RNA. Information obtained from the study is potentially useful in the design of new RNA-targeting drugs.展开更多
Two enantiomerically pure polypyridyl ruthenium(Ⅱ) complexes Δ- and Λ-[Ru(bpy) 2HPIP](PF 6) 2{HPIP=2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline} were synthesized and characterized. DNA-binding studies indi...Two enantiomerically pure polypyridyl ruthenium(Ⅱ) complexes Δ- and Λ-[Ru(bpy) 2HPIP](PF 6) 2{HPIP=2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline} were synthesized and characterized. DNA-binding studies indicated that both enantiomers bound to calf thymus DNA by intercalation, the Δ- enantiomer exhibited a stronger binding affinity than the Λ- enantiomer. Upon irradiation at 302 nm, both enantiomers were found to promote cleavage of plasmid pBR 322 DNA from the supercoiled form Ⅰ to the open circular form Ⅱ, but the Δ-enantiomer exhibited a higher cleaving efficiency for DNA due to the different binding affinities to DNA. The cleaving mechanisms for Δ- and Λ-[Ru(bpy) 2HPIP] 2+ were identical, the hydroxyl radical(OH ·) was likely to be the reactive specie responsible for the cleavage of plasmid pBR 322, and the photoreduction of Ru(Ⅱ) complex with concomitant hydroxide oxidation was the important step in the DNA cleavage reaction.展开更多
Bacterial biofilms are inherently resistant to antimicrobial agents and are difficult to eradicate with conventional antimicrobial agents, resulting in many persistent and chronic bacterial infections. In this contrib...Bacterial biofilms are inherently resistant to antimicrobial agents and are difficult to eradicate with conventional antimicrobial agents, resulting in many persistent and chronic bacterial infections. In this contribution, a new strategy for reversing the biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance has been explored by induction of a carborane ruthenium(II)-arene complex (FcRuSB). Our results demonstrate that the FcRuSB could be utilized as an inducer to efficiently reverse the biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance of multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The induced effect of FcRuSB is correlated with a considerable decrease in the expression of extracellular matrix proteins (EMP) of the two strains. The considerable decrease of the EMP of induced cells, resulting in the reduction of adherence and biofilm formation ability of the two types of MDR pathogens, and then can cause significantly enhanced sensitivity of them to antibiotics.展开更多
文摘13C and 99Ru-NMR chendcal shifts are reported for the ruthenium(II) tris complexes of5-substitUted 1,10-phenanthrolines. It has been found that both of them are affected by the substituents on the phenanthrolines in a direction consistent with that expected from the electron withdrawing ability of the substituent.
文摘A new ruthenium polypyridine complex, [Ru(phen) 2(pMIP)] 2+(phen=1,10-phenanthroline, pMIP=2-(4-methylphenyl)imidazo phenanthroline), was synthesized and characterized by elementary analysis, MS and 1H NMR. Spectroscopic methods have been carried out on the interaction mechanism of the Ru (Ⅱ) complex with yeast tRNA systematically. The experimental results indicate that the complex binds to yeast tRNA with an intercalative mode possibly, and interacts with yeast tRNA enantioselectively. The experimental results also suggest that spectroscopic method is effective on studying the interaction mechanism of Ru (Ⅱ) complexes with RNA. Information obtained from the study is potentially useful in the design of new RNA-targeting drugs.
文摘Two enantiomerically pure polypyridyl ruthenium(Ⅱ) complexes Δ- and Λ-[Ru(bpy) 2HPIP](PF 6) 2{HPIP=2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline} were synthesized and characterized. DNA-binding studies indicated that both enantiomers bound to calf thymus DNA by intercalation, the Δ- enantiomer exhibited a stronger binding affinity than the Λ- enantiomer. Upon irradiation at 302 nm, both enantiomers were found to promote cleavage of plasmid pBR 322 DNA from the supercoiled form Ⅰ to the open circular form Ⅱ, but the Δ-enantiomer exhibited a higher cleaving efficiency for DNA due to the different binding affinities to DNA. The cleaving mechanisms for Δ- and Λ-[Ru(bpy) 2HPIP] 2+ were identical, the hydroxyl radical(OH ·) was likely to be the reactive specie responsible for the cleavage of plasmid pBR 322, and the photoreduction of Ru(Ⅱ) complex with concomitant hydroxide oxidation was the important step in the DNA cleavage reaction.
基金the financial support from National Nature Science Foundation of China (21175020)National Key Basic Research Program (2010CB732404)Graduate Research and Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (CXLX_0145)
文摘Bacterial biofilms are inherently resistant to antimicrobial agents and are difficult to eradicate with conventional antimicrobial agents, resulting in many persistent and chronic bacterial infections. In this contribution, a new strategy for reversing the biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance has been explored by induction of a carborane ruthenium(II)-arene complex (FcRuSB). Our results demonstrate that the FcRuSB could be utilized as an inducer to efficiently reverse the biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance of multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The induced effect of FcRuSB is correlated with a considerable decrease in the expression of extracellular matrix proteins (EMP) of the two strains. The considerable decrease of the EMP of induced cells, resulting in the reduction of adherence and biofilm formation ability of the two types of MDR pathogens, and then can cause significantly enhanced sensitivity of them to antibiotics.
