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Rezvanian A, Esfandsar Z. Pyrazole-promoted synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c] quinoline-1,3-diones in a novel diketene-based reaction. Front Chem 2023; 11:1219986. [PMID: 37822773 PMCID: PMC10562593 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1219986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
Abstract
We describe the first classic example of green synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinolones scaffolds by catalyst-free unusual reaction of diketene, isatin, and primary amines in ethanol in the presence of pyrazole as a promoter for 4 h. The whole structure of the new product was confirmed by X-ray analysis. The overall transformation involves the cleavage and generation of multiple carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bonds. This report represents a simple and straightforward approach for the synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinoline-1,3-diones, which has significant advantages like readily available precursors, non-use of toxic solvent, operational simplicity, mild conditions, good atom economy, and excellent yields; therefore it provides a green and sustainable strategy for access to a range of interesting N-containing heterocyclic compounds in medicinal and organic chemistry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Atieh Rezvanian
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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Loreto D, Merlino A. The interaction of rhodium compounds with proteins: A structural overview. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A key challenge in chemical biology is to identify small molecule regulators for every single protein. However, protein surfaces are notoriously difficult to recognise with synthetic molecules, often having large flat surfaces that are poorly matched to traditional small molecules. In the surface mimetic approach, a supramolecular scaffold is used to project recognition groups in such a manner as to make multivalent non-covalent contacts over a large area of protein surface. Metal based supramolecular scaffolds offer unique advantages over conventional organic molecules for protein binding, including greater stereochemical and geometrical diversity conferred through the metal centre and the potential for direct assessment of binding properties and even visualisation in cells without recourse to further functionalisation. This feature article will highlight the current state of the art in protein surface recognition using metal complexes as surface mimetics.
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- Sarah H Hewitt
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Wang Y, Huang H, Zhang Q, Zhang P. Chirality in metal-based anticancer agents. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:4017-4026. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00089a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chiral metal-based drugs are currently an interesting and rapidly growing field in anticancer research. Here the different chiral metal-based anticancer agents and the extent to which the chiral resolution affects their biological properties are discussed. This review will aid the design of new potent and efficient chiral metal-based anticancer drugs that exploit the unique properties combined with their potential selectivity toward targeted chiral biomolecules.
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- Yi Wang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- 518060
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- 518060
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- 518060
- P. R. China
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Ma J, Shen X, Harms K, Meggers E. Expanding the family of bis-cyclometalated chiral-at-metal rhodium(iii) catalysts with a benzothiazole derivative. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:8320-3. [PMID: 27143346 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01063f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Synthetic access to previously elusive single enantiomers of an octahedral chiral-at-metal rhodium(iii) complex containing two cyclometalated 2-phenylbenzothiazoles and two acetonitrile ligands is reported. The complex is a superior chiral Lewis acid catalyst compared to its benzoxazole congener which can be rationalized with a higher steric congestion around the coordination sites.
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- Jiajia Ma
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Zhong HJ, Lu L, Leung KH, Wong CCL, Peng C, Yan SC, Ma DL, Cai Z, David Wang HM, Leung CH. An iridium(iii)-based irreversible protein-protein interaction inhibitor of BRD4 as a potent anticancer agent. Chem Sci 2015; 6:5400-5408. [PMID: 28757943 PMCID: PMC5510529 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc02321a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) has recently emerged as an attractive epigenetic target for anticancer therapy. In this study, an iridium(iii) complex is reported as the first metal-based, irreversible inhibitor of BRD4. Complex 1a is able to antagonize the BRD4-acetylated histone protein-protein interaction (PPI) in vitro, and to bind BRD4 and down-regulate c-myc oncogenic expression in cellulo. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analysis revealed that 1a could modulate the interaction between BRD4 and chromatin in melanoma cells, particular at the MYC promoter. Finally, the complex showed potent activity against melanoma xenografts in an in vivo mouse model. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a Group 9 metal complex inhibiting the PPI of a member of the bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) family. We envision that complex 1a may serve as a useful scaffold for the development of more potent epigenetic agents against cancers such as melanoma.
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- Hai-Jing Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine , Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences , University of Macau , Macao , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , China .
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai , State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology , Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai , China
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai , State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology , Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai , China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , China .
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- Partner State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis , Department of Chemistry , Hong Kong Baptist University , 224 Waterloo Road , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China .
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- Department of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science , Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung 807 , Taiwan , Republic of China .
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products , Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung 807 , Taiwan , Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine , Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences , University of Macau , Macao , China .
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Rajaratnam R, Martin EK, Dörr M, Harms K, Casini A, Meggers E. Correlation between the Stereochemistry and Bioactivity in Octahedral Rhodium Prolinato Complexes. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:8111-20. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Rajathees Rajaratnam
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse
4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse
4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse
4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse
4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology
and Targeting, Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen 9713 AV, The Netherlands
- Cardiff School
of Chemistry, University of Cardiff, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3A, U.K
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse
4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
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Mollin S, Riedel R, Harms K, Meggers E. Octahedral rhodium(III) complexes as kinase inhibitors: Control of the relative stereochemistry with acyclic tridentate ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2015; 148:11-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Wang C, Chen LA, Huo H, Shen X, Harms K, Gong L, Meggers E. Asymmetric Lewis acid catalysis directed by octahedral rhodium centrochirality. Chem Sci 2015; 6:1094-1100. [PMID: 29560197 PMCID: PMC5811158 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc03101f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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A rhodium-based asymmetric catalyst is introduced which derives its optical activity from octahedral centrochirality. Besides providing the exclusive source of chirality, the rhodium center serves as a Lewis acid by activating 2-acyl imidazoles through two point binding and enabling a very effective asymmetric induction mediated by the propeller-like C2-symmetrical ligand sphere. Applications to asymmetric Michael additions (electrophile activation) as well as asymmetric α-aminations (nucleophile activation) are disclosed, for which the rhodium catalyst is found to be overall superior to its iridium congener. Due to its straightforward proline-mediated synthesis, high catalytic activity (catalyst loadings down to 0.1 mol%), and tolerance towards moisture and air, this novel class of chiral-at-rhodium catalysts will likely to become of widespread use as chiral Lewis acid catalysts for a large variety of asymmetric transformations.
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- Chuanyong Wang
- Fachbereich Chemie , Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße , 35043 Marburg , Germany .
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- Fachbereich Chemie , Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße , 35043 Marburg , Germany .
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- Fachbereich Chemie , Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße , 35043 Marburg , Germany .
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- Fachbereich Chemie , Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße , 35043 Marburg , Germany .
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- Fachbereich Chemie , Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße , 35043 Marburg , Germany .
- Department of Chemical Biology and Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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Yao H, Zhang L, Peng Y, Carroll PJ, Gong L, Meggers E. Novel metal-coordinated 1,10-phenanthroline ligands functionalized with a lactam or imide. Inorganica Chim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2014.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Afzal O, Kumar S, Haider MR, Ali MR, Kumar R, Jaggi M, Bawa S. A review on anticancer potential of bioactive heterocycle quinoline. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 97:871-910. [PMID: 25073919 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 499] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The advent of Camptothecin added a new dimension in the field anticancer drug development containing quinoline motif. Quinoline scaffold plays an important role in anticancer drug development as their derivatives have shown excellent results through different mechanism of action such as growth inhibitors by cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, inhibition of angiogenesis, disruption of cell migration, and modulation of nuclear receptor responsiveness. The anti-cancer potential of several of these derivatives have been demonstrated on various cancer cell lines. In this review we have compiled and discussed specifically the anticancer potential of quinoline derivatives, which could provide a low-height flying bird's eye view of the quinoline derived compounds to a medicinal chemist for a comprehensive and target oriented information for development of clinically viable anticancer drugs.
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- Obaid Afzal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Dabur Research Foundation, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062, India.
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Ma DL, Liu LJ, Leung KH, Chen YT, Zhong HJ, Chan DSH, Wang HMD, Leung CH. Antagonizing STAT3 dimerization with a rhodium(III) complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:9178-82. [PMID: 24889897 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kinetically inert metal complexes have arisen as promising alternatives to existing platinum and ruthenium chemotherapeutics. Reported herein, to our knowledge, is the first example of a substitutionally inert, Group 9 organometallic compound as a direct inhibitor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) dimerization. From a series of cyclometalated rhodium(III) and iridium(III) complexes, a rhodium(III) complex emerged as a potent inhibitor of STAT3 that targeted the SH2 domain and inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation and dimerization. Significantly, the complex exhibited potent anti-tumor activities in an in vivo mouse xenograft model of melanoma. This study demonstrates that rhodium complexes may be developed as effective STAT3 inhibitors with potent anti-tumor activity.
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- Dik-Lung Ma
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong (China).
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Ma DL, Liu LJ, Leung KH, Chen YT, Zhong HJ, Chan DSH, Wang HMD, Leung CH. Antagonizing STAT3 Dimerization with a Rhodium(III) Complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201404686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Dörr M, Meggers E. Metal complexes as structural templates for targeting proteins. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2014; 19:76-81. [PMID: 24561508 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This article reviews recent advances in the design and discovery of inert metal complexes as protein binders. In these metal-based probes or drug candidates, the metal is supposed to exert a purely structural role by organizing the coordinating ligands in the three dimensional space to achieve a shape and functional group complementarity with the targeted protein pockets. Presented examples of sandwich, half-sandwich and octahedral d(6)-metal complexes reinforce previous perceptions that metal complexes are highly promising scaffolds for the design of small-molecule protein binders and complement the molecular diversity of organic chemistry by opening untapped chemical space.
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- Markus Dörr
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of China.
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Wähler K, Kräling K, Steuber H, Meggers E. Non-ATP-Mimetic Organometallic Protein Kinase Inhibitor. ChemistryOpen 2013; 2:180-5. [PMID: 24551564 PMCID: PMC3892196 DOI: 10.1002/open.201300031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Kathrin Wähler
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35043 Marburg (Germany) E-mail:
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35043 Marburg (Germany) E-mail:
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- LOEWE-Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35043 Marburg (Germany)
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35043 Marburg (Germany) E-mail: ; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 (P. R. China)
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Leung CH, Zhong HJ, Chan DSH, Ma DL. Bioactive iridium and rhodium complexes as therapeutic agents. Coord Chem Rev 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Xia L, Lee YR. Efficient one-step synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinoline-1,3-dione derivatives by organocatalytic cascade reactions of isatins and β-ketoamides. Org Biomol Chem 2013; 11:5254-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ob40791h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Kilpin KJ, Dyson PJ. Enzyme inhibition by metal complexes: concepts, strategies and applications. Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc22349c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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