Jingran Dong

Characterization of the reaction products, kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of the drug captopril by platinum( iv ) complexes

Captopril, the first pharmaceutical drug designed, synthesized, and used primarily for the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure, is an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor and is also an antioxidant. On the other hand, the kinetic and mechanistic aspects for the oxidation of captopril are not well understood. The oxidation of captopril by cisplatin prodrug and a model compound, cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl4] and trans-[PtCl2(CN)4]2−, was thus investigated in this work. A stopped-flow spectrometer was employed to follow the oxidation kinetics over a wide pH-range under the pseudo first-order conditions of [captopril] ≫ [Pt(IV)]. The oxidation by the Pt(IV) complexes displayed a second-order character, first-order each in [Pt(IV)] and in [captopril], whereas the metal-ion-catalyzed autooxidation made a very minor contribution to the overall kinetics in acidic media and was negligible in neutral media. Captopril was oxidized to form the captopril-disulfide as identified by ESI mass spectrometry under the conditions of the kinetic measurements. In the proposed reaction mechanism, the Pt(IV) complexes are reduced by the three protolytic captopril species in parallel as rate-determining steps, generating reactive species of chlorothiol and/or sulfenylchloride. The reactive species will be rapidly trapped, either directly or indirectly, by another molecule of captopril to form captopril-disulfide. The rate constants for the rate-determining steps have been derived, demonstrating that the fully deprotonated captopril is about 105 to 106 times more reactive than its corresponding thiol form toward the Pt(IV) complexes.

Kinetic characterization of the interactions of trans-dichloro-platinum(IV) anticancer prodrugs and a model compound with thiosulfate

Sodium thiosulfate has been utilized as a rescuing agent for relief of the toxic effects of cisplatin and carboplatin. In this work, we characterized the kinetics of reactions of the trans-dichloro-platinum(IV) complexes cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl4], ormaplatin [Pt(dach)Cl4] and trans-[PtCl2(CN)4]2− (anticancer prodrugs and a model compound) with thiosulfate at biologically important pH. An overall second-order rate law was established for the reduction of trans-[PtCl2(CN)4]2− by thiosulfate, and varying the pH from 4.45 to 7.90 had virtually no influence on the reaction rate. In the reactions of thiosulfate with cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl4] and with [Pt(dach)Cl4], the kinetic traces displayed a fast reduction step followed by a slow substitution involving the intermediate Pt(II) complexes. The reduction step also followed second-order kinetics. Reductions of cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl4] and [Pt(dach)Cl4] by thiosulfate proceeded with similar rates, presumably due to their similar configurations, whereas the reduction of trans-[PtCl2(CN)4]2− was about 1,000 times faster. A common reduction mechanism is suggested, and the transition state for the rate-determining step has been delineated. The activation parameters are consistent with transfer of Cl+ from the platinum(IV) center to the attacking thiosulfate in the rate-determining step.

Reactivity of the glutathione species towards the reduction of ormaplatin (or tetraplatin)

The reduction of ormaplatin (tetraplatin), a prototype for Pt(IV) anticancer prodrugs, by glutathione (GSH) was kinetically characterized over a wide pH range at 25.0°C and 1.0M ionic strength. The reduction follows overall second-order kinetics, giving rise to the oxidized glutathione as the oxidation product, which was identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry. The reaction mechanism put forward involves parallel attacks by all the GSH species on the Pt(IV) prodrug as rate-determining steps. All rate constants for the rate-determining steps have been derived for the first time, enabling the construction of the reactivity of GSH species versus their pH distribution diagram. The diagram clearly displays that only one out of the five GSH species is the mainly responsible for the reduction of ormaplatin at the physiological pH of 7.4.

Characterization of the mechanism of reduction of trans-diamminetetrachloroplatinum(IV) by l-cysteine and dl-homocysteine

The interactions between Pt(IV) anticancer prodrugs incorporating two ammines/amines in trans positions in their equatorial planes and some important thiols have not been exploited to date. In this work, the reduction of one such Pt(IV) prodrug, namely trans-[Pt(NH3)2Cl4], by two thiol-containing amino acids l-cysteine (Cys) and dl-homocysteine (Hcy) which are prevalent in human plasma has been characterized by stopped-flow spectroscopic and ESI high-resolution mass spectral methods. The reduction process obeys overall second-order kinetics. The dependencies of the observed second-order rate constants k′ on pH have been established between pH 4.03 and 11.24. Mass spectral analysis indicates that cystine and homocystine are the dominant products for the Cys and Hcy oxidations, respectively. The suggested reaction mechanism involves all possible protolytic species of Cys/Hcy, which attack one of the two apically coordinated chlorides in parallel (all as rate-determining steps), leading to a Cl+ transfer to the attacking sulfur atom. The rate expression has been derived, and the rate constants for the rate-determining steps have been calculated. Features of the reduction process are discussed based on the obtained rate constants. The overall kinetic and mechanistic picture enables an in-depth understanding of the reduction process of this type of Pt(IV) anticancer prodrug.

Reduction of ormaplatin by an extended series of thiols unravels a remarkable correlation

Ormaplatin ([Pt(dach)Cl4]) represents one of the three primary structural prototypes of Pt(iv) anticancer-active prodrugs. The reduction of ormaplatin by an extended series of thiols has been studied kinetically in a broad pH range. A novel and remarkable correlation between log kRS- and the thiol dissociation constants pKRSH is disclosed: log kRS- = (0.50 ± 0.02)pKRSH + (0.68 ± 0.13), where kRS- denotes the second-order rate constant of each thiolate towards the reduction of ormaplatin.

A kinetic analysis of oxidation of the antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) by Pt(IV) complexes

N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) is an antioxidant and a supplement and has been demonstrated to have protective effects for a variety of toxic effects of heavy metals. Although previous works have shown that NAC can ameliorate the severe toxic effects of cisplatin, there is a lack of understanding of the interactions between NAC and Pt(IV)-based prodrugs. In this work, the oxidation of NAC by a cisplatin prodrug (cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl4]), by a prototype of Pt(IV) anticancer drug ormaplatin ([Pt(dach)Cl4]) and by a model compound (trans-[PtCl2(CN)4]2–) was characterized in detail. NAC was oxidized to NAC-disulfide as identified by mass spectrometric analysis. Time-resolved spectral and stopped-flow kinetic measurements were carried out over a wide pH range, demonstrating that the oxidation followed overall second-order kinetics. The observed second-order rate constants k′ versus pH profiles were established. A reaction mechanism was deduced, involving three parallel rate-determining steps; conceivable transition states were also proposed for these steps. Rate constants of the rate-determining steps, obtained from the simulations of rate equation to the k′–pH profiles, were largely correlated with the electron density on the sulfur atom in NAC. The Pt(IV) prodrugs can execute oxidative stress in the biological systems of the human body by direct oxidation of relevant molecules, similar to HOCl/OCl− and chloroamines. Instead, the oxidative stress involved in the severe toxic effects of cisplatin is produced via a different mode. NAC could be a chemoprotecting agent also for the Pt(IV) anticancer drugs if recent drug delivery technologies are used.