Abstract
Gaussia luciferase assay was used to measure the anti-hepatitis C (anti-HCV) potency of tributyltin(IV)[3-(3,5-dimethylphenylamido)propanoate] in infected Huh 7.5 cells (human hepatocellular cell). Interaction of the organotin(IV) complex with cetyl N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles was studied using UV-visible and steady-state florescence spectroscopy. The anti-HCV study showed a log IC50 value of 0.96nm for the complex. The complex-CTAB interaction parameter showed that partition of the complex from bulk water to the CTAB micelle was a spontaneous process, and the red shift in visible spectra of the complex confirmed its increased solubility into micelles. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.