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Interaction studies of an anticancer alkaloid, (+)-(13aS)-deoxytylophorinine, with calf thymus DNA and four repeated double-helical DNAs.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids are a family of plant-derived compounds with significant antineoplastic activity. The specific biomolecular targets of these alkaloids have not yet been clearly identified. (+)-(13aS)-deoxytylophorinine is a new phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid originally extracted from the roots of Tylophora atrofolliculata and Tylophora ovata in our institute. (+)-(13aS)-deoxytylophorinine exerts both in vitro and in vivoanticancer activities.

Methods

The in vivo anticancer effects and toxicity of this compound were investigated in mice, and interactions between this compound and double-helical DNA sequences were studied in detail with circular dichroic spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. Viscosity measurements were applied to check the interactive mode between this compound and DNA.

Results

Potent anticancer effects were observed in vivo. Also, concentration-dependent interactions were observed and this compound seemed to interact in a sequence-specific manner with AT-repeated sequences of double-helical DNA. Such interactions were proved to be intercalating by viscosity measurements.

Conclusions

Anticancer alkaloid (+)-(13aS)-deoxytylophorinine can have sequence-specific interactions with DNA in an intercalating manner.

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3709184 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Interaction studies of an anticancer alkaloid, (+)-(13aS)-deoxytylophorinine, with calf thymus DNA and four repeated double-helical DNAs.

Liu Zhenjia Z   Lv Haining H   Li Hongyan H   Zhang Yi Y   Zhang Haijing H   Su Fuqin F   Xu Song S   Li Yong Y   Si Yikang Y   Yu Shishan S   Chen Xiaoguang X  

Chemotherapy 20110901 4


<h4>Background</h4>Phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids are a family of plant-derived compounds with significant antineoplastic activity. The specific biomolecular targets of these alkaloids have not yet been clearly identified. (+)-(13aS)-deoxytylophorinine is a new phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid originally extracted from the roots of Tylophora atrofolliculata and Tylophora ovata in our institute. (+)-(13aS)-deoxytylophorinine exerts both in vitro and in vivoanticancer activities.<h4>Methods</h4>T  ...[more]

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