Based on ESI-MS measurements, we show here that some representative cytotoxic gold(iii) compounds produce stable adducts upon reaction with the copper chaperone Atox-1; notably, such adducts contain gold in the oxidation state +1. These findings are of interest to understand the intracellular metabolism of medicinal gold species and to develop new potent inhibitors of the copper trafficking system.

Medicinal gold compounds form tight adducts with the copper chaperone Atox-1: Biological and pharmacological implications

Michelucci E;
2012

Abstract

Based on ESI-MS measurements, we show here that some representative cytotoxic gold(iii) compounds produce stable adducts upon reaction with the copper chaperone Atox-1; notably, such adducts contain gold in the oxidation state +1. These findings are of interest to understand the intracellular metabolism of medicinal gold species and to develop new potent inhibitors of the copper trafficking system.
2012
auranofin
chaperone; copper; gold derivative; protein Atox 1; unclassified drug
article; binding site; chemical reaction; complex formation; cytotoxicity; density functional theory; drug protein binding; drug stability; drug structure; electrospray mass spectrometry; oxidation
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