Reported here is a detailed study o
f the kinetics and mechanism o
f formation o
f a 1,4 GG interstrandcross-link by [{
trans-PtCl(NH
3)
2}
2(
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f">-NH
2(CH
2)
nNH
2)]
2+ (1,1/t,t (
n = 6),
1), the prototype o
f a novel class o
fplatinum antitumor complexes. The reaction o
f the sel
f-complementary 12-mer duplex 5'-{d(ATAT
GTACATAT)
2} with
15N-
1 has been studied at 298 K, pH 5.4, by [
1H,
15N] HSQC 2D NMR spectroscopy. Initialelectrostatic interactions with the duplex are observed
for
1 and the monoaqua monochloro species (
2). Aquationo
f 1 to yield
2 occurs with a pseudo-
first-order rate constant o
f (4.15 ± 0.04) × 10
-5 s
-1.
2 then undergoesmono
functional binding to the guanine N7 o
f the duplex to
form
3 (G/Cl) with a rate constant o
f 0.47 ± 0.06M
-1 s
-1. There is an electrostatic interaction between the unbound {PtN
3Cl} group o
f 3 and the duplex, whichis consistent with H-bonding interactions observed in the molecular model o
f the mono
functional (G/Cl) adduct.Closure o
f 3 to
form the 1,4 GG interstrand cross-link (
5) most likely proceeds via the aquated (G/H
2O)intermediate (
4) (pseudo-
first-order rate constant = (3.62 ± 0.04) × 10
-5 s
-1)
followed by closure o
f 4 to
form
5 (rate constant = (2.7 ± 1.5) × 10
-3 s
-1). When closure is treated as direct
from
3 (G/Cl) the rateconstant is (3.39 ± 0.04) × 10
-5 s
-1. Closure is ca. 10-55-
fold
faster than that
found
for 1,2 GG intrastrandcross-link
formation by the diaqua
form o
f cisplatin. Changes in the
1H and
15N shi
fts o
f the interstrand cross-link
5 indicate that the initially
formed con
former (
5(i)) converts irreversibly into other product con
former(s)
5(f). The NMR data
for
5(i) are consistent with a molecular model o
f the 1,4 GG interstrand cross-link onB-
form DNA, which shows that the NH
2 protons have no contacts except with solvent. The NMR data
for
5(f)show several distinct NH
2 environments indicative o
f interactions between the NH
2 protons and the DNA.HPLC characterization o
f the
final product showed only one major product peak that was con
firmed by ESI-FTICR mass spectroscopy to be a cross-linked adduct o
f 15N-
1 and the duplex. The potential signi
ficance o
fthese
findings to the antitumor activity o
f dinuclear platinum complexes is discussed.