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    Synthetic and Natural Products as Poisons of Human Topoisomerase II

    Ketron, Adam Christopher
    : https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-03252013-221609
    http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11309
    : 2013-04-15

    Abstract

    The topological structure of DNA is regulated by ubiquitous enzymes called topoisomerases. Type II topoisomerases resolve supercoils and remove knots and tangles from the genetic material by generating transient breaks in the DNA backbone. Despite the essential nature of these enzymes in cellular physiology, the generation of double-stranded DNA strand breaks gives them the capacity to fragment the genome. This potentially lethal feature of topoisomerase II can be amplified by the presence of compounds (topoisomerase II poisons) that stabilize enzyme-mediated DNA cleavage intermediates, thus converting type II topoisomerases to potent cellular toxins. Structure-activity relationship studies of the intercalative topoisomerase II poison amsacrine indicate that most of the ability of the drug to enhance enzyme-mediated DNA cleavage is embodied in the nonintercalative head group. Simultaneously, the role of the intercalative acridine moiety appears to be to increase the local concentration of the drug at the enzyme-DNA interface. Oxidative metabolites of curcumin, the active component of the spice turmeric, are potent covalent topoisomerase II poisons. Furthermore, a number of novel topoisomerase II poisons are identified from natural sources including thymoquinone, oleuropein, and hydroxytyrosol.
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