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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Design of Quinoline-Derived Schiff Base Metal Complexes as Bioactive Drug Candidates: Structural Elucidation, Stability Determination, DFT, and Docking Studies with DNA-Targeting Potential Profiles.

Sultan K Alharbi, Sana M Alahmadi, Inam Omar, Moayad M Khashoqji, Faizah S Aljohani, Ibrahim Omar Barnawi, Maher Fathalla, Samir A Abdel-Latif, Mohamed Salaheldeen, Ahmed M Abu-Dief

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Sultan K AlharbiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Madinah 344, Saudi Arabia.
Sana M AlahmadiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia.
Inam OmarDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia.
Moayad M KhashoqjiApplied College, Taibah University, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Faizah S AljohaniDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim Omar BarnawiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 41321, Saudi Arabia.
Maher FathallaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9997-2333
Samir A Abdel-LatifDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo 11795, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8258-9282
Mohamed SalaheldeenDepartment of Polymers and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7679-9619
Ahmed M Abu-DiefDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Madinah 344, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3771-9011

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Abstract

Three novel metal complexes of the tridentate ligand 4-nitro-2-(quinolin-8-yliminomethyl)phenol (NQP) were synthesized and fully characterized using elemental analysis, TGA, magnetic susceptibility, FT-IR, NMR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Stoichiometric studies and characterization data proposed square-planar Pd(II), tetrahedral Zn(II), and octahedral Fe(III) geometries. Density functional theory calculations (B3LYP and B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) with LANL2DZ for metals) showed good agreement with experimental findings and revealed enhanced nonlinear optical properties, as evidenced by increased polarizability and hyperpolarizability values. Biological studies demonstrated significant antimicrobial activity, with the Pd-NQP complex exhibiting superior efficacy against bacterial and fungal strains compared to ofloxacin and fluconazole, following the order NQP < Zn < Fe < Pd. Cytotoxicity assays against Hep-G2, MCF-7, and HCT-116 cell lines revealed strong anticancer activity, particularly for the Pd(II) complex (IC

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Coordination ComplexesDNAQuinolinesAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorDensity Functional TheoryDrug DesignHumansMCF-7 CellsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Docking SimulationSchiff BasesAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsCoordination ComplexesDNAquinolineQuinolinesSchiff Basesbiomedical potentialsDNA bindingspectroscopic characterizationstability determination in solutionstructural elucidationtheoretical approaches

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PMCPMC12940691

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