Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic Oligosulfides

Natural or synthetic antioxidants with biomimetic fragments protect the functional and structural integrity of biological molecules at a minimum concentration, and may be used as potential chemotherapeutic agents. This paper is devoted to in silico and in vitro evaluation of the antioxidant and cyto...

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Váldodahkkit: Victoria Osipova, Yulia Gracheva, Maria Polovinkina, Daria Burmistrova, Nadezhda Berberova
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Liŋkkat:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/12/3961
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author Victoria Osipova
Yulia Gracheva
Maria Polovinkina
Daria Burmistrova
Nadezhda Berberova
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Maria Polovinkina
Daria Burmistrova
Nadezhda Berberova
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description Natural or synthetic antioxidants with biomimetic fragments protect the functional and structural integrity of biological molecules at a minimum concentration, and may be used as potential chemotherapeutic agents. This paper is devoted to in silico and in vitro evaluation of the antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of synthetic analogues of natural compounds—aromatic oligosulfides. The antiradical and SOD-protective activity of oligosulfides was demonstrated in the reaction with O<sub>2</sub><sup>–•</sup> generated in enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems. It was found that phenol-containing disulfides significantly reduced the accumulation level of hydroperoxides and secondary carbonyl thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, which are primary products of oleic acid peroxidation. The antioxidant efficiency of bis(3,5-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) disulfide increased over time due to the synergistic action of the 2,6-di-<i>tert</i>-butylphenol fragment and the disulfide linker. The highest cytotoxicity on the A-549 and HCT-116 cell lines was found for bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) disulfide. Significant induction of apoptosis in HCT-116 cells in the presence of bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) disulfide indicates the prospect of its use as an antitumor agent. The significant and moderate dependences revealed between various types of activities of the studied aromatic oligosulfides can be used in the development of a strategy for the synthesis and study of target-oriented compounds with predictable biological activity.
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spelling doaj.art-28301d55101449aeb4ef7662cec5423a2023-11-23T18:14:27ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492022-06-012712396110.3390/molecules27123961Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic OligosulfidesVictoria Osipova0Yulia Gracheva1Maria Polovinkina2Daria Burmistrova3Nadezhda Berberova4Toxicology Research Group of Southern Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Science, 41 Chekhova Str., 344006 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaDepartment of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, RussiaToxicology Research Group of Southern Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Science, 41 Chekhova Str., 344006 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaDepartment of Chemistry, Astrakhan State Technical University, 16 Tatisheva Str., 414056 Astrakhan, RussiaDepartment of Chemistry, Astrakhan State Technical University, 16 Tatisheva Str., 414056 Astrakhan, RussiaNatural or synthetic antioxidants with biomimetic fragments protect the functional and structural integrity of biological molecules at a minimum concentration, and may be used as potential chemotherapeutic agents. This paper is devoted to in silico and in vitro evaluation of the antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of synthetic analogues of natural compounds—aromatic oligosulfides. The antiradical and SOD-protective activity of oligosulfides was demonstrated in the reaction with O<sub>2</sub><sup>–•</sup> generated in enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems. It was found that phenol-containing disulfides significantly reduced the accumulation level of hydroperoxides and secondary carbonyl thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, which are primary products of oleic acid peroxidation. The antioxidant efficiency of bis(3,5-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) disulfide increased over time due to the synergistic action of the 2,6-di-<i>tert</i>-butylphenol fragment and the disulfide linker. The highest cytotoxicity on the A-549 and HCT-116 cell lines was found for bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) disulfide. Significant induction of apoptosis in HCT-116 cells in the presence of bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) disulfide indicates the prospect of its use as an antitumor agent. The significant and moderate dependences revealed between various types of activities of the studied aromatic oligosulfides can be used in the development of a strategy for the synthesis and study of target-oriented compounds with predictable biological activity.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/12/3961aromatic oligosulfidesantioxidantradical scavenging activitymetal chelatingcis-9-octadecenoic (oleic) acidliver of Russian sturgeon
spellingShingle Victoria Osipova
Yulia Gracheva
Maria Polovinkina
Daria Burmistrova
Nadezhda Berberova
Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic Oligosulfides
Molecules
aromatic oligosulfides
antioxidant
radical scavenging activity
metal chelating
cis-9-octadecenoic (oleic) acid
liver of Russian sturgeon
title Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic Oligosulfides
title_full Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic Oligosulfides
title_fullStr Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic Oligosulfides
title_full_unstemmed Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic Oligosulfides
title_short Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Aromatic Oligosulfides
title_sort antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of aromatic oligosulfides
topic aromatic oligosulfides
antioxidant
radical scavenging activity
metal chelating
cis-9-octadecenoic (oleic) acid
liver of Russian sturgeon
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/12/3961
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