Synthesis, crystal structures and insulin-like activity of three new oxidovanadium(V) complexes with aroylhydrazone ligand

Abstract

Three new oxidovanadium(V) complexes were designed, synthesized and characterized by C, H, N elemental analysis, single crystal X-ray diffraction，UV/Vis and IR spectra. Complex 1: [VOL¹X] (H₂L¹ = (E)-N'-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-3-methbenzohydrazide, HX = ethylmaltol = 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone), Complex 2: [VOL²(CH₃O)(CH₃OH)], (H₂L² = C₁₆H₁₆N₂O₄ = (E)-N'-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-3,5-dimethoxybenzohydrazide, CH₃OH = methanol), Complex 3: [VOL³X] (H₂L³ = (E)-N'-(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-3,5-dimethoxybenzohydrazide). The insulin-like activity of the three complexes was tested. Both normal and streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic mice were administered intragastrically for two weeks. It was found that the complexes at doses of 10.0 and 5.0 mg V·kg^-1 can significantly decrease the blood glucose level in STZ-diabetic mice, and the blood glucose level in the treated normal mice was not altered. The lesions of kidney and liver caused by diabetes have varying degrees of improvement.

Keywords: Aroylhydrazones; Crystal structure; Hypoglycaemic; Insulin-like activity; Oxidovanadium complex.