Title |
Influence of the π-coordinated arene on the anticancer activity of ruthenium(II) carbohydrate organometallic complexes
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Published in |
Frontiers in Chemistry, January 2013
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DOI | 10.3389/fchem.2013.00027 |
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Authors |
Muhammad Hanif, Samuel M. Meier, Alexey A. Nazarov, Julie Risse, Anton Legin, Angela Casini, Michael A. Jakupec, Bernhard K. Keppler, Christian G. Hartinger |
Abstract |
The synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity of a series of Ru(II)(arene) complexes with carbohydrate-derived phosphite ligands and various arene co-ligands is described. The arene ligand has a strong influence on the in vitro anticancer activity of this series of compounds, which correlates fairly well with cellular accumulation. The most lipophilic compound bearing a biphenyl moiety and a cyclohexylidene-protected carbohydrate is the most cytotoxic with unprecedented IC50 values for the compound class in three human cancer cell lines. This compound shows reactivity to the DNA model nucleobase 9-ethylguanine, but does not alter the secondary structure of plasmid DNA, indicating that other biological targets are responsible for its cytotoxic effect. |
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