Novel Water-Soluble Nickel, Copper, and Cobalt Phthalocyanines and Their Glutathione-Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots Combination as Novel Supramolecular Hybrids: Anticancer and Antibacterial Activities


BIYIKLIOĞLU Z., Sen P., BAŞ H., Bolouri P., Arslan K. S., Sahin F.

Applied Organometallic Chemistry, cilt.39, sa.8, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/aoc.70281
  • Dergi Adı: Applied Organometallic Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Metadex, DIALNET, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: anticancer, antimicrobial, graphene quantum dots, MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer, phthalocyanine, synthesis
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study reports the synthesis of nickel(II), cobalt(II), and copper(II) phthalocyanines bearing (3-pyridin-4-ylpropoxy) groups on nonperipheral positions. Also, we have synthesized nonperipheral octa-(3-pyridin-4-ylpropoxy) group substituted water-soluble nickel(II), cobalt(II), and copper(II) phthalocyanines. Then, these water-soluble phthalocyanines were immobilized onto the glutathione-functionalized graphene quantum dots (G-GQDs) to form supramolecular hybrids through π–π stacking. We investigated the drug potential for the antibacterial therapies by screening against Escherichia coli, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Bacillus subtilis, and S. aureus. Our results suggest that hybridization of nickel, cobalt, and copper phthalocyanines to G-GQDs enhanced the antibacterial activity up to 8 μg/mL against B. sabtilis in the presence of CoPc@G-GQDs. The anticancer activities were tested against the MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer cell line. The viability test results demonstrated the efficacy of these synthesized materials in suppressing cancer cells. Although CuPc@G-GQD treatment of cancer cells was ineffective at all doses, the best activity against the MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer cell line was observed with NiPc@G-GQDs with the value of viability in cancer cells of 15.49% at 0.1-mg/mL concentration, compared to the embryonic mouse fibroblast cell line P3T3.