Gabbiani, Chiara, Casini, Angela ![]() |
Abstract
Carboplatin (CPT), today the most important platinum(II) anticancer drug, manifests an extreme kinetic inertness, in vitro, at physiological pH; the actual mechanisms for its activation inside cells are still poorly understood. We show here that horse heart cytochrome c reacts with CPT, leading to the formation of stable platinum/protein adducts. The two major CPT–cytochrome c species resulting from the aforementioned reaction were characterised by electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Notably, both these adducts have the ability to react with guanosine 5′-monophosphate (5′-GMP), giving rise to the respective cytochrome c–CPT–5′-GMP ternary complexes. Additional ESI-MS measurements on enzymatically cleaved cytochrome c adducts suggest that protein platination probably occurs at Met65. The mechanistic implications of these findings are discussed.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Chemistry |
Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
Publisher: | Springer |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2022 08:58 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/79362 |
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