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Pyrazole bridged binuclear transition metal complexes: Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial activity and DNA binding/cleavage studies

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Journal of Molecular Structure

Source : Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1006, Number 1, p.580 - 588 (2011)

Url : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022286011008003

Keywords : Intercalation

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Arts and Sciences

Department : Chemistry

Year : 2011

Abstract : A new ligand system having pyrazolato endogenous bridging component and N4S2 donating sites is synthesized by the condensation of 3,5-dichloroformyl-1H-pyrazole with phenylthiosemicarbazide. Both ligand and its binuclear CoII, NiII, CuII and ZnII complexes are characterized by the spectral and analytical methods. All the complexes were found to be binuclear monomeric in nature with octahedral geometry and nonelectrolytes. Electrochemical activity is observed only for the CuII complex in the applied potential range. Ligand and complexes were screened for antimicrobial activity and made to interact with Escherichia coli DNA to investigate the binding/cleaving ability by absorption, hydrodynamic, thermal denaturation and electrophoresis studies. The copper complex exhibited higher inhibition against a gram negative bacterium, E. coli and shown good intercalating ability with E. coli DNA.

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Naveen V. Kulkarni, Anupama Kamath, Srinivasa Budagumpi, and Vidyanand K. Revankar, “Pyrazole bridged binuclear transition metal complexes: Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial activity and DNA binding/cleavage studies”, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 1006, pp. 580 - 588, 2011

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