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SUPPORTING INFORMATION
for
Mixed-ligand ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as apoptosis
inducers in cancer cells, the cellular translocation and the important
role of ROS-mediated signaling
Zhennan Zhao, Zuandi Luo, Wenjie Zheng,* Qiong Wu, Yanxian Feng,
Tianfeng Chen*
Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
* Corresponding author: Room 643, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 510632, China. Tel: +86 20-85225962; Fax: +86 20 85221263.
E-mail: tchentf@jnu.edu.cn, tzhwj@jnu.edu.cn
Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest
No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Dalton Transactions.This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
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Ru(bbp)pipCl+
Ru(bbp)(m- opip)Cl++Na
Ru(bbp)(o- opip)Cl+
Ru(bbp)(p- opip)Cl2+
Ru(bbp)(p- opip)Cl+
Figure S1. MS analysis of a series of ruthenium (II) complexes
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NN
N
N
N
RuCl
NN
N NH
122' 3
4
54'5'
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e
kj
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h
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66'
e,g4,4’
5,5’f,d,h
6,6’
b,j
3,3’
1,2,2’
c,i
a,k
Figure S2. 1H NMR spectrum of 1.
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c,i
e,g4,4’,5,5’ b,j
d,h
3,3’,6,6’
a,k
N-H
1,2,2’
f
NN
N
N
N
RuCl
NN
N NH
122' 3
4
54'
5'
a
b
c
d
e
k
j
i
f
g
h
3'
66'
OH
6.06.57.07.58.08.59.09.510.010.511.0f1 (ppm)
c,i
e,g4,4’,5,5’ b,j
d,h
3,3’,6,6’
a,k
N-H
1,2,2’
f
NN
N
N
N
RuCl
NN
N NH
122' 3
4
54'
5'
a
b
c
d
e
k
j
i
f
g
h
3'
66'
OH
6.06.57.07.58.08.59.09.510.010.511.0f1 (ppm)
b,j,5,5’ 4,4’
Figure S3. 1H NMR spectrum of 2.
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NN
N
N
N
RuCl
NN
N NH
122' 3
4
54'
5'
a
b
c
d
e
k
j
i
f
g
h
3'
66'
OH
5.86.06.26.46.66.87.07.27.47.67.88.08.28.48.68.89.09.29.49.69.810.210.611.011.411.8f1 (ppm)
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b,j
c,i,f d
4,4’5,5’h,d
1,2,2’
ka
NN
N
N
N
RuCl
NN
N NH
122' 3
4
54'
5'
a
b
c
d
e
k
j
i
f
g
h
3'
66'
OH
5.86.06.26.46.66.87.07.27.47.67.88.08.28.48.68.89.09.29.49.69.810.210.611.011.411.8f1 (ppm)
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eN-H
3,3’,6,6’
b,j
c,i,f d
4,4’5,5’h,d
1,2,2’
ka
NN
N
N
N
RuCl
NN
N NH
122' 3
4
54'
5'
a
b
c
d
e
k
j
i
f
g
h
3'
66'
OH
5.86.06.26.46.66.87.07.27.47.67.88.08.28.48.68.89.09.29.49.69.810.210.611.011.411.8f1 (ppm)
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eN-H
3,3’,6,6’
b,j
c,i,f d
4,4’5,5’h,d
1,2,2’
ka
h,d
b,j 5,5’ 4,4
Figure S4. 1H NMR spectrum of 3.
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5.56.06.57.07.58.08.59.09.510.010.511.0f1 (ppm)
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12,2’,f
dN-H
NN
HN
N
HN
Ru
ClNN
N NH
122' 3
45
4'5'
ab
c
d
e
kj
i
fgh OH
3'
66' NN
N
N
N
RuCl
NN
N NH
122' 3
4
54'
5'
a
b
c
d
e
k
j
i
f
g
h
3'
66'
OH
Figure S5. 1H NMR spectrum of 4.
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0 h 6 h 12 h 24 h
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0 h 6 h 12 h 24 h
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C D
B
Figure S6. UV-Vis absorption spectra of Ru complexes (20 μM) (A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3, (D) 4 in PBS buffer during incubation at 25 ℃.
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Ru (1) Ru (2) Ru (3) Ru (4)
Inte
nsity
Wavelength (nm)Figure S7. Emission spectra recorded on excitation of 20 μM PBS solutions of 1~4 at 381 nm.
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0 1 2 3 4 50.00.20.40.60.81.0
Wavelength (nm)
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b-f
)
Abs
orba
nce
[DNA]/[1]10-2
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b-f
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[DNA]/[2]10-2
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nce
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Wavelength (nm)
Abs
orba
nce
[DNA]/[4]10-2
A B
DC
Figure S8. Changes in absorption spectra of Ru complexes (20 μM) in Tris-HCl/KCl buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM KCl, pH= 7.2 ) with increasing concentrations of pu 27 DNA. Arrows show spectral changes upon increasing DNA concentrations. In the inset: plot of (εa- εf)/(εb- εf) vs [DNA]/[Ru] and the non-linear fit of the titration data. (A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3, (D) 4.
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0 1 2 31.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
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I/I 0
Inte
nsity
[DNA]/[1]10-2
Wavelength (nm)
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I/I 0
Inte
nsity
[DNA]/[3]10-2
Wavelength (nm)
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I/I 0
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nsity
[DNA]/[2]10-2
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I/I 0
[DNA]/[4]10-2In
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ity
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C D
B
Figure S9. Changes in emission spectra (λex= 380 nm) of Ru complexes (20 μM) in Tris-HCl/KCl buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM KCl, pH= 7.2 ) with increasing concentrations of pu 27 DNA. Arrows show spectral changes upon increasing DNA concentrations. In the inset: plot of I/I0 vs [DNA]/[Ru] and the non-linear fit of the titration data. (A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3, (D) 4.