Abstract
One potential mechanism for the effectiveness of organoselenium compounds against a number of cancer cell lines is the interaction of selenium with zinc signaling processes. Reducible selenium (rSe) compounds such as diselenides, selenenyl halides and seleninic acids release zinc from zinc fingers and metallothionein. Based upon a review of the literature, two key mechanisms are discussed: the stoichiometric displacement of zinc by selenium and the catalytic oxidation of Cys thiolates by reducible organoselenium compounds produced in situ. Initial DFT calculations of the strengths of interactions between rSe and a Cys2His2-type ZF model are presented to contrast the reactivity of reducible selenium compounds with sulfur and tellurium analogues.
Keywords: Selenium, zinc finger proteins, zinc signaling, cancer prevention, density-functional theory, molecular modeling
Current Chemical Biology
Title:Oxidation of Zinc-Sulfur Centers by Reducible Organoselenium Compounds: A Review and Bonding Perspective
Volume: 7 Issue: 1
Author(s): Craig A. Bayse, Sean M. Whitty and Sonia Antony
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Keywords: Selenium, zinc finger proteins, zinc signaling, cancer prevention, density-functional theory, molecular modeling
Abstract: One potential mechanism for the effectiveness of organoselenium compounds against a number of cancer cell lines is the interaction of selenium with zinc signaling processes. Reducible selenium (rSe) compounds such as diselenides, selenenyl halides and seleninic acids release zinc from zinc fingers and metallothionein. Based upon a review of the literature, two key mechanisms are discussed: the stoichiometric displacement of zinc by selenium and the catalytic oxidation of Cys thiolates by reducible organoselenium compounds produced in situ. Initial DFT calculations of the strengths of interactions between rSe and a Cys2His2-type ZF model are presented to contrast the reactivity of reducible selenium compounds with sulfur and tellurium analogues.
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A. Bayse Craig, M. Whitty Sean and Antony Sonia, Oxidation of Zinc-Sulfur Centers by Reducible Organoselenium Compounds: A Review and Bonding Perspective, Current Chemical Biology 2013; 7 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212796811307010006
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212796811307010006 |
Print ISSN 2212-7968 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1872-3136 |
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