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Record W4408922736 · doi:10.1016/j.rechem.2025.102219

DNA gyrase inhibition by Ni(II)-Schiff base complexes via in silico molecular docking studies: Spectroscopic, DFT calculations and in vitro pharmacological assessment

2025· article· en· W4408922736 on OpenAlex
Ikechukwu P. Ejidike, Amani Direm, Cemal Parlak, Solomon A. Olaleru, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Fanyana M. Mtunzi, Athar Ata, Michael O. Eze, Hadley S. Clayton, Peter A. Ajibade, Joshua W. Hollett

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Bibliographic record

VenueResults in Chemistry · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMedicine
TopicMetal complexes synthesis and properties
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Winnipeg
FundersMinistry of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchNational Research Foundation
KeywordsDNA gyraseIn silicoSchiff baseDocking (animal)ChemistryIn vitroDNAComputational biologyStereochemistryBiochemistryCombinatorial chemistryBiologyEscherichia coliMedicine

Abstract

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The current world's life-threatening illnesses have amplified multidrug resistance infections, bringing about immune system mayhem, thus, the quest for novel antimicrobial compounds with a broad spectrum of action. Four Ni(II) complexes, [Ni( YB )Cl]·2H 2 O (C1) , [Ni( YB )Br]·H 2 O (C2) , [Ni( YB )NO 3 ]·3H 2 O (C3) , [Ni( YB )COOCH 3 ]·2H 2 O (C4) [ HYB = 4-[(1 E )- N -{2-[( Z )-(4-methoxybenzylidene)amino]ethyl}ethanimidoyl]benzene-1,3-diol], were synthesized. Analytical techniques like CHNS analysis, UV–Vis, FT-IR, molar conductance, XRD, 1 H NMR, and TGA/DTA were utilized for characterization. The calculated E HOMO – E LUMO energy gap and global reactivity descriptors of the compounds were performed by DFT calculations. The energy gap (Δ E ) = E HOMO – E HOMO for the studied compounds HYB , C3 , C4 , C1 , and C2 were found to be 1.736, 1.243, 1.221 1.217, and 1.193 eV respectively. The chelated complexes exhibited higher DPPH radical scavenging power than the corresponding free HYB ligand. Amongst the complexes, C2 displayed the highest scavenging ability (IC 50 = 2.59 ± 1.21 μM). Antimicrobial activities of the synthesized compounds were validated against bacterial strains: gram (+) E. faecalis and S. aureus ; gram (−) P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae ; and fungi: C. neoformans and C. albicans . C2 exhibited the most inhibition (MIC = 390.6 μg/mL) against P. aeruginosa and E. faecalis , while C1 acted as the most effective compound (MIC = 48.83 μ g/mL) against the fungi strains. The docking study illustrated the highest binding affinity of −7.30 kcal/mol by C2 with P. aeruginosa (PDB: 8BN6 ), and C1 for the C. neoformans with −6.04 kcal/mol (PDB ID: 7T08 ) binding sites. Potential binding modes around the receptor's active sites were predicted by the in silico molecular docking studies. • Functionalized ONN Schiff base ligand from resacetophenone and diamine derivative, and four complexes has been synthesized. • Spectroscopic structural were investigated by CHNS, UV–Vis, FT-IR, molar conductance, XRD, NMR, and TGA/DTA techniques. • Structural optimization of the HYB ligand and metal ( C1 - C4 ) complexes showing the metal-ligand bonds. • The in vitro antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal efficacy of the HYB and ( C1 - C4 ) complexes has been investigated. • Potential binding modes around the DNA enzyme receptors active sites were predicted by the in silico docking studies.

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metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.009
Threshold uncertainty score0.699

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Opus teacher head0.033
GPT teacher head0.354
Teacher spread0.321 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it