An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate Complexes

The electrochemical redox behavior of three trinuclear Ni(II) complexes [Ni<sub>3</sub>(abb)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>3</sub>(µ-ttc)](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> (<b>1</b>), [Ni<sub>3</sub>(tebb)&...

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Main Authors: Amir M. Ashrafi, Pavel Kopel, Lukas Richtera
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spelling doaj-100f1925c0724ceda8337a40cc73eccf2020-11-25T02:28:53ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-04-01131782178210.3390/ma13071782An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate ComplexesAmir M. Ashrafi0Pavel Kopel1Lukas Richtera2Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Department of Microelectronics, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech RepublicFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Department of Microelectronics, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech RepublicFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Department of Microelectronics, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech RepublicThe electrochemical redox behavior of three trinuclear Ni(II) complexes [Ni<sub>3</sub>(abb)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>3</sub>(µ-ttc)](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> (<b>1</b>), [Ni<sub>3</sub>(tebb)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>3</sub>(µ-ttc)](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O (<b>2</b>), and [Ni<sub>3</sub>(pmdien)<sub>3</sub>(µ-ttc)](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> (<b>3</b>), where abb = 1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-N-(1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)methan-amine, ttcH<sub>3</sub> = trithiocyanuric acid, tebb = 2-[2-[2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethylsulfanyl]ethyl]-1H-benzimidazole, and pmdien = N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine is reported. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was applied for the study of the electrochemical behavior of these compounds. The results confirmed the presence of ttc and nickel in oxidation state +2 in the synthesized complexes. Moreover, the antibacterial properties and cytotoxic activity of complex <b>3</b> was investigated. All the complexes show antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i> to different extents. The cytotoxic activity of complex <b>3</b> and ttcNa<sub>3</sub> were studied on G-361, HOS, K-562, and MCF7 cancer cell lines. It was found out that complex <b>3</b> possesses the cytotoxic activity against the tested cell lines, whereas ttcNa<sub>3</sub> did not show any cytotoxic activity.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1782nickel complexestrithiocyanuric acidtrimercaptotriazinecyclic voltammetry
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author Amir M. Ashrafi
Pavel Kopel
Lukas Richtera
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Pavel Kopel
Lukas Richtera
An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate Complexes
Materials
nickel complexes
trithiocyanuric acid
trimercaptotriazine
cyclic voltammetry
author_facet Amir M. Ashrafi
Pavel Kopel
Lukas Richtera
author_sort Amir M. Ashrafi
title An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate Complexes
title_short An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate Complexes
title_full An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate Complexes
title_fullStr An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate Complexes
title_full_unstemmed An Investigation on the Electrochemical Behavior and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity of Nickel Trithiocyanurate Complexes
title_sort investigation on the electrochemical behavior and antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of nickel trithiocyanurate complexes
publisher MDPI AG
series Materials
issn 1996-1944
publishDate 2020-04-01
description The electrochemical redox behavior of three trinuclear Ni(II) complexes [Ni<sub>3</sub>(abb)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>3</sub>(µ-ttc)](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> (<b>1</b>), [Ni<sub>3</sub>(tebb)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>3</sub>(µ-ttc)](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O (<b>2</b>), and [Ni<sub>3</sub>(pmdien)<sub>3</sub>(µ-ttc)](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> (<b>3</b>), where abb = 1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-N-(1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)methan-amine, ttcH<sub>3</sub> = trithiocyanuric acid, tebb = 2-[2-[2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethylsulfanyl]ethyl]-1H-benzimidazole, and pmdien = N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine is reported. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was applied for the study of the electrochemical behavior of these compounds. The results confirmed the presence of ttc and nickel in oxidation state +2 in the synthesized complexes. Moreover, the antibacterial properties and cytotoxic activity of complex <b>3</b> was investigated. All the complexes show antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i> to different extents. The cytotoxic activity of complex <b>3</b> and ttcNa<sub>3</sub> were studied on G-361, HOS, K-562, and MCF7 cancer cell lines. It was found out that complex <b>3</b> possesses the cytotoxic activity against the tested cell lines, whereas ttcNa<sub>3</sub> did not show any cytotoxic activity.
topic nickel complexes
trithiocyanuric acid
trimercaptotriazine
cyclic voltammetry
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1782
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