Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, DNA/ Protein Binding, DNA Cleavage, Cytotoxicity, Antioxidative and Molecular Docking Studies of Cu(II)Complexes Containing Schiff Base-bpy/Phen Ligands.

Ternary Cu(II) complexes [Cu(II)(L)(bpy)Cl] 1, [Cu(II)(L)(Phen)Cl] 2 [L = 2,3-dimethyl-1-phenyl-4(2 hydroxy-5-methyl benzylideneamino)-pyrazol-5-one, bpy = 2,2 bipyridine, phen =1,10 phenanthroline) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, UV-Visible, FT-IR, ESR, Mass, thermogravimetric and SEM EDAX techniques. The complexes exhibit octahedral geometry. The interaction of the Cu(II) with cailf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) was explored by using absorption and fluorescence spectroscopic methods.

New Bio-Based Cu(II) Complexes and Study of their Anti-Cancer Activities.

Two new Cu(II) complexes with Picolinic acid and Tryptophan [Cu(II)(DPTR)(H2O)2](1:1) (1) and [Cu(II)(DPTR)(Phen)] (1:1:1) (2) were synthesized, characterized and studied their DNA binding, cleavage, docking and anti-cancer properties. The molecular modeling studies were carried out with energy minimized structures of metal complexes. CT-DNA binding studies revealed that the complexes bind through an intercalative mode and show good binding propensity.