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In vitro DNA protective potential of selected ferrocenyl N-acyl pyrazolines
* 1 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 4 , 4 , 5
1  Department of Sciences, Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac
2  Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
3  Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
4  Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and Condensed Matter Physics, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
5  Department of Sciences, Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, Jovana Cvijića bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Academic Editor: Alfredo Berzal-Herranz

Published: 01 November 2023 by MDPI in 9th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry session General
https://doi.org/10.3390/ECMC2023-15643 (registering DOI)
Abstract:

Pyrazolines have played a crucial role in the development of various biologically active compounds. At the same time, the ferrocene moiety represents a significant part of the structure of these types of molecules. For this reason, we presumed that the incorporation of different pharmacophores in the same structure could lead to interesting changes, and we decided to synthesize some new ferrocenyl N-acyl pyrazolines. The DNA protective effect of four selected ferrocenyl N-acyl pyrazolines namely 5-methyl-3-ferrocenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbaldehyde (3b), 1-(5,5-dimethyl-3-ferrocenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethanone (4c), 1-(5-(furan-2-yl)-3-ferrocenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethanone (4h), and 1-(3-ferrocenyl-4,5-dihydro-1Н-pyrazol-1-yl)propan-1-one (5a) in concentration of 100 μg/mL against hydroxyl and peroxyl radicals-induced DNA damage was assessed using salmon sperm DNA sodium salt as a model system. The acridine orange assay was performed to analyze the DNA integrity of the selected compounds at the same concentrations. The tested compounds in the selected dose had a statistically significant potency to protect DNA from damage caused by hydroxyl and peroxyl radicals. According to the acridine orange assay selected compounds significantly reduced hydroxy and peroxyl radicals induced denaturation and damage to DNA. The results showed that the tested compounds showed strong protective activity against hydroxy and peroxyl radicals-induced DNA damage.

Keywords: ferrocene; pyrazoline; antigenotoxic activity; acridine orange assay

 
 
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