Two new cationic Cu(II) complexes of cyclam
(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclo-tetradecane) and aminocarboxylate coligands glycine
or alanine have been synthesized. The complexes were characterized by
elemental analysis (C, H, and N), molar electrical conductivity, magnetic
susceptibility measurement at room temperature, spectral methods (UV/vis and
FTIR), as well as TG and DTA. The analytical data of the complexes show the
formation of mononuclear complexes with general formula
[Cu(L)cyc](ClO4)2?nH2O, (A): L = glycine, n = 1.5 and (B): L = alanine, n =
2.5. The tetradentate ligand cyclam was coordinated to metals through four N
donors. The spectroscopic data suggested that the amino carboxylate ligands
coordinated via their carboxylate ion moieties. The six-coordinate
octahedral geometry around Cu(II) in both complexes was proposed. TG-DTA
analysis indicates that complex B decomposes exothermally in a single step
in the range of 310 -400 ?C . The cytotoxic activity of Cu(II) complexes and
the starting ligands were tested against human cervix adenocarcinoma cell
line (HeLa), human melanoma (FemX) and human colon carcinoma (LS174). The
IC50 values for the Cu(II) complexes were from 48.35-82.25 ?M. Both
complexes were tested for their antimicrobial activity against
Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and the yeast
Candida albicans.