Differential genotoxic effects of antitumor trans-[PtCl(2)(E-iminoether)(2)] and cisplatin in Escherichia coli

J Inorg Biochem. 2002 Jun 7;90(3-4):155-8. doi: 10.1016/s0162-0134(02)00403-8.

Abstract

In the present work, we measured survival and the platinum on the genome after treatment of repair-proficient or repair-deficient Escherichia coli strains with trans-[PtCl(2)(E-iminoether)(2)] and compared these results with the effects of "classical" cisplatin. We found that toxicity of antitumor trans-[PtCl(2)(E-iminoether)(2)] in repair-deficient trains was much less than that of cisplatin. This markedly reduced toxicity was not a consequence of the reduced uptake or low levels of DNA binding in the bacteria cells but rather appeared to reflect DNA binding mode of this trans-platinum drug different from that of cisplatin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cisplatin / metabolism
  • Cisplatin / pharmacology*
  • DNA Repair
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
  • Organometallic Compounds / metabolism
  • Organometallic Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / chemistry
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / metabolism
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • dichloroplatinum(E-iminoether)2
  • Cisplatin