Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II) Complexes of the Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor GANT61-D

Inorg Chem. 2019 Dec 2;58(23):16075-16086. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02632. Epub 2019 Nov 15.

Abstract

GANT61-D is an important hedgehog pathway inhibitor and an interesting ligand candidate for metal coordination. The first examples of metal complexes of the potent hedgehog pathway inhibitor GANT61-D are described. The reaction of Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II) precursors with the hedgehog pathway inhibitor GANT61-D gave [NiII(GANT61-D)(OH2)32-SO4)(μ3-SO4)] (1), [PdII(Cl)(GANT61-D)]Cl (2), [PtII(Cl)(GANT61-D)]Cl, and [PtII(CBDCA-2H)(GANT61-D)]. X-ray crystal structure analysis revealed that GANT61-D is a versatile N-donor ligand that can act as a bidentate ligand via the diaminopropane (DAP) N atoms or a tridentate ligand via the DAP N atoms and one dimethylaniline N atom. Protonation constants of the GANT61-D ligand in water and in a 60:40 (w/w) dimethyl sulfoxide-water solvent mixture were determined. Potentiometric and spectroscopic data on the NiII(GANT61-D) system indicate the formation of octahedral 1:1 species with medium stability in solution. 1 and 2 exhibited noteworthy in vitro cytotoxicity against medulloblastoma cancer cells.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry
  • Coordination Complexes / pharmacology*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nickel / chemistry
  • Nickel / pharmacology*
  • Palladium / chemistry
  • Palladium / pharmacology*
  • Platinum / chemistry
  • Platinum / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Nickel