Reduction and Subsequent Binding of Ruthenium Ions Catalyzed by Subcellular Components |
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Authors: | M.J. Clarke S. Bitler D. Rennert M. Buchbinder A.D. Kelman |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA and Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine (ADK), USA |
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Abstract: | The reduction of Cl(NH3)5Ru(III) and subsequent binding of heterocyclic ligands by the resultant (H2O)(NH3)5Ru(II) ion is shown to be catalyzed by components of rat-liver cells. The presence of air significantly decreases the rate of heterocyclic ligand binding. In the case of microsome and soluble component catalysis, this is probably due to oxidation of the Ru(II) ion prior to complexation. Various inhibitors of electron-transfer proteins were employed in an effort to determine the preferred reducing species. These results lend support to the hypothesis that the antitumor activity of acido ruthenium(III) ammine complexes involves activation by reduction in vivo prior to metal coordination to nucleic acids. Anticancer drugs functioning by this mechanism may be preferentially toxic to or may localize in hypoxic areas of tumors. |
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Keywords: | Address reprint requests to: M.J. Clarke Department of Chemistry Boston College Chestnut Hill MA 02167 USA |
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