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A novel metal complex was synthesized using freshly prepared 2-Amino-5-nitro-N-[(E)-thiophen-2-yl-methylidene]aniline ligand with Zn (II) sulphate heptahydrate in a 1:1 molar ratio. The ligand and the complex were characterized using different spectroscopic techniques, and the complex was assigned a distorted square pyramidal geometry. Additionally, DNA binding assays and antibacterial activity were used to assess the biological perspectives for the synthesized complex, including the ligand and complex which was further confirmed by molecular docking. Fluorescence Spectroscopy, viscosity measurement, and adsorption measurement were used to investigate the interaction of the Zn (II) complex with CT-DNA. A comparative in vitro antibacterial activity study against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus strains were studied with free ligand and Zn (II) metal complex. The stable geometry of the complex was additionally established through computational simulation utilizing density functional theory, which was followed by the calculation of several electronic properties. The ADMET characteristics of the complex and ligand were also assessed using ADMET analysis. The in-silico ADMET properties pointed to a significant drug-likeness feature in the synthesized compounds, based on the Lipinski criteria.
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Sudarshan Pradhan: Design and Synthesis, Analytical and Spectroscopic Data Analysis, Writing – original draft. Pritika Gurung: Analytical and Spectroscopic Data Analysis. Anmol Chettri: Analytical and Spectroscopic Data Analysis. Uttam Kumar Singha: Pharmacokinetic properties. Prajal Chhetri: Design and Synthesis. Tanmoy Dutta: DFT Study. Biswajit Sinha: Design and Synthesis, Analytical and Spectroscopic Data Analysis, Writing – final draft, Editing and Communication.
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Pradhan, S., Gurung, P., Chettri, A. et al. Synthesis of Novel [{(2-Amino-5-Nitro-N-[(E)-Thiophen-2-yl-Methylidene]Aniline-κ3N1:N4:S)(Sulphato-κ2O1:O3)}Zinc(II)] Complex with Physico-Chemical and Biological Perspective Exploration: A Combined Experimental and Computational Studies. J Fluoresc (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-024-03612-0
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