1. Intercalation of anticancer drug Palbociclib with calf-thymus DNA: new insights from molecular spectroscopic, molecular dynamic simulations and cleavage studies.
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Durga Priyadharshini R, Jeyashree R, Preethi R, Vennila KN, and Elango KP
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- Molecular Docking Simulation, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet, DNA chemistry, Circular Dichroism, Thermodynamics, Spectrometry, Fluorescence, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Piperazines, Pyridines
- Abstract
The interaction between the anti-cancer drug Palbociclib ( PAL ) and calf-thymus DNA (CT-DNA) was investigated using various biophysical techniques in a physiological buffer (pH 7.4). It was found that PAL intercalated into the base pairs of CT-DNA as evidenced from the results of UV-Vis, fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), competitive binding assay with ethidium bromide (EB) and Hoechst 33258, KI quenching study, the effect of denaturing agent and viscosity measurements. The magnitude of binding constants (10
6 M-1 ) at different temperatures suggested strong binding between PAL and CT-DNA during complexation. The observed ΔHo > 0 and ΔSo > 0 indicated that the binding process is primarily driven by hydrophobic interactions. Molecular docking studies indicated partial intercalation of pyridopyrimidine ring between the base pairs of DNA. Free energy surface (FES) analysis derived from metadynamics simulation studies revealed the PAL -induced cleavage of DNA, which was confirmed by gel electrophoresis experiments.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.- Published
- 2024
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