Abstract

cis-Dichlorodipeptide esterplatinum complexesCl2Pt(MetGlyOEt),Cl2Pt(EthionylGlyOEt), Cl2Pt(GlyGlyOEt)2 and Cl2Pt(GlySerOEt)2 are prepared from the α-amino acid complexes by peptide synthesis using platinum as an amino protecting group. cis-Cl2Pt(GlyGlyOEt)2 and cis-Cl2Pt(GlySerOEt)2 have been prepared also directly from K2PtCl4 and the dipeptidesters. cis-Cl2Pt(GlyGlyOEt)2 (2 a) and cis-Cl2Pt(NH3)2 (5) lead to a prefered inhibition of the DNA-synthesis of sarcoma 180, Yoshida-sarcoma and Walker-256-carcinosarcoma in vitro; RNA- and protein biosynthesis are influenced to a much lower degree. 2a and 5 cause filamentous growth in Escherichia coli B. The DNA polymerase deficient strain of E. coli, p 3478 pol A-, is more inhibited by 2 a and 5 than the non deficient strain W 3110 pol A+. Tumor growth of di-2-chloro-ethylmethylamine (HN2) resistant sarcoma 180 and of Yoshida sarcoma is weakly inhibited, whereas Walker-256-carcinosarcoma is markedly inhibited; however 2a and 5 show similar inhibition of the same tumor.

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