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Recent Trends in the Development of Novel Metal-Based Antineoplastic Drugs. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041959. [PMID: 36838947 PMCID: PMC9965607 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Since the accidental discovery of the anticancer properties of cisplatin more than half a century ago, significant efforts by the broad scientific community have been and are currently being invested into the search for metal complexes with antitumor activity. Coordination compounds of transition metals such as platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru) and gold (Au) have proven their effectiveness as diagnostic and/or antiproliferative agents. In recent years, experimental work on the potential applications of elements including lanthanum (La) and the post-transition metal gallium (Ga) in the field of oncology has been gaining traction. The authors of the present review article aim to help the reader "catch up" with some of the latest developments in the vast subject of coordination compounds in oncology. Herewith is offered a review of the published scientific literature on anticancer coordination compounds of Pt, Ru, Au, Ga and La that has been released over the past three years with the hope readers find the following article informative and helpful.
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Sulaiman AAA, Ahmad S, Mujahid Hashimi S, Alqosaibi AI, Peedikakkal AMP, Alhoshani A, Alsaleh NB, Isab AA. Novel dinuclear gold( i) complexes containing bis(diphenylphosphano)alkanes and (biphenyl-2-yl)(di- tert-butyl)phosphane: synthesis, structural characterization and anticancer activity. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01680j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Four novel dinuclear phosphanegold(I) complexes containing bis(diphenylphosphano)alkanes and related phosphano alkanes were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography.
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- Adam A. A. Sulaiman
- Core Research Facilities (CRF), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Medical Science, and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Parklands, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Pinto A, Roma-Rodrigues C, Ward JS, Puttreddy R, Rissanen K, Baptista PV, Fernandes AR, Lima JC, Rodríguez L. Aggregation versus Biological Activity in Gold(I) Complexes. An Unexplored Concept. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:18753-18763. [PMID: 34719915 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The aggregation process of a series of mono- and dinuclear gold(I) complexes containing a 4-ethynylaniline ligand and a phosphane at the second coordination position (PR3-Au-C≡CC6H4-NH2, complexes 1-5, and (diphos)(Au-C≡CC6H4-NH2)2, complexes 6-8), whose biological activity was previously studied by us, has been carefully analyzed through absorption, emission, and NMR spectroscopy, together with dynamic light scattering and small-angle X-ray scattering. These experiments allow us to retrieve information about how the compounds enter the cells. It was observed that all compounds present aggregation in fresh solutions, before biological treatment, and thus they must be entering the cells as aggregates. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry measurements showed that mononuclear complexes are mainly found in the cytosolic fraction; the dinuclear complexes are mainly found in a subsequent fraction composed of nuclei and cytoskeleton. Additionally, dinuclear complex 8 affects the actin aggregation to a larger extent, suggesting a cooperative effect of dinuclear compounds.
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- Andrea Pinto
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB). Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- UCIBIO─Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Life Sciences, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory i4HB, Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jväskylä, Finland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jväskylä, Finland
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- UCIBIO─Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Life Sciences, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory i4HB, Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO─Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Life Sciences, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory i4HB, Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, CQFB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2825-152 Monte de Caparica, Portugal
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB). Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Mirzadeh N, Telukutla SR, Luwor R, Privér S, Velma GR, Jakku RK, Andrew N S, Plebanski M, Christian H, Bhargava S. Dinuclear orthometallated gold(I)-gold(III) anticancer complexes with potent in vivo activity through an ROS-dependent mechanism. Metallomics 2021; 13:6308826. [PMID: 34165566 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Increasingly explored over the last decade, gold complexes have shown great promise in the field of cancer therapeutics. A major obstacle to their clinical progression has been their lack of in vivo stability, particularly for gold(III) complexes, which often undergo a facile reduction in the presence of biomolecules such as glutathione. Herein, we report a new class of promising anticancer gold(I)-gold(III) complexes with the general formula [XAuI(μ-2-C6F4PPh2)(κ2-2-C6F4PPh2)AuIIIX] [X = Cl (1), Br (2), NO3 (3)] which feature two gold atoms in different oxidation states (I and III) in a single molecule. Interestingly, gold(I)-gold(III) complexes (1-3) are stable against glutathione reduction under physiological-like conditions. In addition, complexes 1-3 exhibit significant cytotoxicity (276-fold greater than cisplatin) toward the tested cancer cells compared to the noncancerous cells. Moreover, the gold(I)-gold(III) complexes do not interact with DNA-like cisplatin but target cellular thioredoxin reductase, an enzyme linked to the development of cisplatin drug resistance. Complexes 1-3 also showed potential to inhibit cancer and endothelial cell migration, as well as tube formation during angiogenesis. In vivo studies in a murine HeLa xenograft model further showed the gold compounds may inhibit tumor growth on par clinically used cisplatin, supporting the significant potential this new compound class has for further development as cancer therapeutic.
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- Nedaossadat Mirzadeh
- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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Odachowski M, Marschner C, Blom B. A review on 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane bridged homo- and heterobimetallic complexes for anticancer applications: Synthesis, structure, and cytotoxicity. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 204:112613. [PMID: 32784095 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Herein, we review developments in synthesis, structure, and biological (anti-cancer) activities of 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) bridged homo- and heterobimetallic systems of the type LmM(μ2-dppm)M'Ln (M and M' are transition metals which may be different or the same and Ln,m are co-ligands) since the first such reported bimetallic system in 1987 until the present time (2020). As the simplest diphosphine, dppm enables facile formation of bimetallic complexes, where, given the short spacer between the PPh2 groups, close spatial proximity of the metal centres is ensured. We concentrate on complexes bearing no M-M interaction and contrast biological activities of these complexes with mononuclear counterparts and positive control agents such as cisplatin, in an attempt to elucidate patterns in the biological activities of these complexes.
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- Matylda Odachowski
- Maastricht Science Programme, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Kapoenstraat 2, PO Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Technische Universität Graz, Stremayrgasse 9, A-8010, Graz, Austria
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- Maastricht Science Programme, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Kapoenstraat 2, PO Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Pujadas M, Rodríguez L. Luminescent phosphine gold(I) alkynyl complexes. Highlights from 2010 to 2018. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Alsaeedi MS, Babgi BA, Hussien MA, Abdellattif MH, Humphrey MG. DNA-Binding and Anticancer Activity of Binuclear Gold(I) Alkynyl Complexes with a Phenanthrenyl Bridging Ligand. Molecules 2020; 25:E1033. [PMID: 32106590 PMCID: PMC7179095 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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3,6-Diethynyl-9,10-diethoxyphenanthrene (4) was synthesized from phenanthrene and employed in the synthesis of the binuclear gold(I) alkynyl complexes (R3P)Au(C≡C-3-[C14H6-9,10-diethoxy]-6-C≡C)Au(PR3) (R = Ph (5a), Cy (5b)). The diyne 4 and complexes 5a and 5b were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. UV-Vis spectroscopy studies of the metal complexes and precursor diyne show strong p à p* transitions in the near UV region that red shift by ca. 50 nm upon coordination at the gold centers. The emission spectrum of 4 shows an intense fluorescence band centered at 420 nm which red shifts, slightly upon coordination of 4 to gold. Binding studies of 4, 5a, and 5b against calf thymus DNA were carried out, revealing that 4, 5a, and 5b have >40% stronger binding affinities than the commonly used intercalating agent ethidium bromide. The molecular docking scores of 4, 5a, and 5b with B-DNA suggest a similar trend in behavior to that observed in the DNA-binding study. Unlike the ligand 4, promising anticancer properties for 5a and 5b were observed against several cell lines; the DNA binding capability of the precursor alkyne was maintained, and its anticancer efficacy enhanced by the gold centers. Such phenanthrenyl complexes could be promising candidates in certain biological applications because the two components (phenanthrenyl bridge and metal centers) can be altered independently to improve the targeting of the complex, as well as the biological and physicochemical properties.
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- Mona S. Alsaeedi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (M.A.H.)
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Al-Haweiah, P.O. Box 888, Taif 21974, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (M.A.H.)
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 344 Rabigh 21911, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (M.A.H.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Al-Haweiah, P.O. Box 888, Taif 21974, Saudi Arabia;
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Comparative study of the antitumoral activity of phosphine-thiosemicarbazone gold(I) complexes obtained by different methodologies. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 203:110931. [PMID: 31786438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A series of phosphino-thiosemicarbazone gold(I) dinuclear complexes obtained by two different synthetic procedures have been prepared. All the compounds have been spectroscopically characterized including single crystal X ray diffraction analysis in some of cases. [Au2(HL1)Cl2] (1), [Au2(HL2)2]Cl2 (2) and [Au2(HL3)2]Cl2 (3) have been prepared by chemical synthesis using a gold(III) salt as precursor; while [Au2(L1)2] (4), [Au2(L2)2]∙2CH3CN (5) and [Au2(L3)2] (6) have been isolated from an electrochemical synthesis (HLn = 2-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)-benzylidene]-N-R-thiosemicarbazone; HL1: R = methyl, HL2: R = methoxyphenyl, HL3: R = nitrophenyl). The in vitro cytotoxic activity of these gold(I) complexes was tested against some human tumor cell lines: HeLa 229 (cervical epithelial carcinoma), MCF-7 (ovarian adenocarcinoma), NCI-H460 (non-small-cell lung cancer) and MRC5 (normal human lung fibroblast), and the IC50 values compared with those of cisplatin. The neutral methyl-substituted complexes 1 and 4 and methoxyphenyl 5 displayed significant cytotoxic activities in all investigated cancer cell lines, being 1 and 4 the most effective. The ability of complexes 1 and 4 to induce cell death by apoptosis in Hela 229 was also investigated by fluorescence microscopy using the apoptotic DNA fragmentation as marker. These results indicated that the inhibition of cell proliferation is mainly due to an apoptotic process. In order to obtain more information about the mechanism of action of these metallocompounds, the interactions of complexes 1 and 4 with the thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) enzyme were analyzed. Both complexes exhibited a strong inhibition of the thioredoxin reductase activity.
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Singh K, Jana A, Lippmann P, Ott I, Das N. Isomeric platinum organometallics derived from pyrimidine, pyridazine or pyrazine and their potential as antitumor drugs. Inorganica Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Mármol I, Quero J, Rodríguez-Yoldi MJ, Cerrada E. Gold as a Possible Alternative to Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11060780. [PMID: 31195711 PMCID: PMC6628079 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11060780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Due to the increasing incidence and high mortality associated with colorectal cancer (CRC), novel therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Classic chemotherapy against CRC is based on oxaliplatin and other cisplatin analogues; however, platinum-based therapy lacks selectivity to cancer cells and leads to deleterious side effects. In addition, tumor resistance to oxaliplatin is related to chemotherapy failure. Gold(I) derivatives are a promising alternative to platinum complexes, since instead of interacting with DNA, they target proteins overexpressed on tumor cells, thus leading to less side effects than, but a comparable antitumor effect to, platinum derivatives. Moreover, given the huge potential of gold nanoparticles, the role of gold in CRC chemotherapy is not limited to gold(I) complexes. Gold nanoparticles have been found to be able to overcome multidrug resistance along with reduced side effects due to a more efficient uptake of classic drugs. Moreover, the use of gold nanoparticles has enhanced the effect of traditional therapies such as radiotherapy, photothermal therapy, or photodynamic therapy, and has displayed a potential role in diagnosis as a consequence of their optic properties. Herein, we have reviewed the most recent advances in the use of gold(I) derivatives and gold nanoparticles in CRC therapy.
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- Inés Mármol
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Zaragoza, CIBERobn, IIS Aragón IA2, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Zaragoza, CIBERobn, IIS Aragón IA2, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Zaragoza, CIBERobn, IIS Aragón IA2, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Deparment of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zaragoza, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea-ISQCH, University of Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Singh K, Jana A, Lippmann P, Ott I, Das N. Pyrimidine Derivatives with Terminal Pyridyl Heterocycles: Facile Synthesis and Their Antiproliferative Activities. J Heterocycl Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Khushwant Singh
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Patna Bihta 801 106 Bihar India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Patna Bihta 801 106 Bihar India
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical ChemistryTechnische Universität Braunschweig Beethovenstraße 55 Braunschweig 38106 Germany
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical ChemistryTechnische Universität Braunschweig Beethovenstraße 55 Braunschweig 38106 Germany
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Patna Bihta 801 106 Bihar India
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Dalmases M, Pinto A, Lippmann P, Ott I, Rodríguez L, Figuerola A. Preparation and Antitumoral Activity of Au-Based Inorganic-Organometallic Nanocomposites. Front Chem 2019; 7:60. [PMID: 30800652 PMCID: PMC6375849 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The synergy between gelator molecules and nanostructured materials is currently a novel matter of study. The possibility to carefully design the skeleton of the molecular entity as well as the nanostructure's morphological and chemical features offers the possibility to prepare a huge variety of nanocomposites with properties potentially different than just the sum of those of the individual building blocks. Here we describe the synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites made by the unconventional combination of phosphine-Au(I)-alkynyl-based organometallic gelating molecules and plasmonic Au nanoparticles. Our results indicate that the interaction between the two moieties leads to a significant degree of aggregation in both hydrophilic and hydrophobic media, either when using DAPTA or PTA-based organometallic molecules, with the formation of a sponge-like hybrid powder upon solvent evaporation. The biological activity of the nanocomposites was assessed, suggesting the existence of a synergetic effect evidenced by the higher cytotoxicity of the hybrid systems with respect to that of any of their isolated counterparts. These results represent a preliminary proof-of-concept for the exploitation of these novel nanocomposites in the biomedical field.
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- Mariona Dalmases
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Cerrada E, Fernández-Moreira V, Gimeno MC. Gold and platinum alkynyl complexes for biomedical applications. ADVANCES IN ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adomc.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Svahn N, Moro AJ, Roma-Rodrigues C, Puttreddy R, Rissanen K, Baptista PV, Fernandes AR, Lima JC, Rodríguez L. The Important Role of the Nuclearity, Rigidity, and Solubility of Phosphane Ligands in the Biological Activity of Gold(I) Complexes. Chemistry 2018; 24:14654-14667. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Noora Svahn
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica; Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, CQFB; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Monte de Caparica Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Campus de Caparica 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center; University of Jyvaskyla; P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center; University of Jyvaskyla; P.O. Box 35 40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Campus de Caparica 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Campus de Caparica 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, CQFB; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Monte de Caparica Portugal
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica; Universitat de Barcelona; Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB); Universitat de Barcelona; 08028 Barcelona Spain
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Haque A, Al-Balushi RA, Al-Busaidi IJ, Khan MS, Raithby PR. Rise of Conjugated Poly-ynes and Poly(Metalla-ynes): From Design Through Synthesis to Structure-Property Relationships and Applications. Chem Rev 2018; 118:8474-8597. [PMID: 30112905 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Conjugated poly-ynes and poly(metalla-ynes) constitute an important class of new materials with potential application in various domains of science. The key factors responsible for the diverse usage of these materials is their intriguing and tunable chemical and photophysical properties. This review highlights fascinating advances made in the field of conjugated organic poly-ynes and poly(metalla-ynes) incorporating group 4-11 metals. This includes several important aspects of conjugated poly-ynes viz. synthetic protocols, bonding, electronic structure, nature of luminescence, structure-property relationships, diverse applications, and concluding remarks. Furthermore, we delineated the future directions and challenges in this particular area of research.
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- Ashanul Haque
- Department of Chemistry , Sultan Qaboos University , P.O. Box 36, Al-Khod 123 , Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Chemistry , Sultan Qaboos University , P.O. Box 36, Al-Khod 123 , Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Chemistry , Sultan Qaboos University , P.O. Box 36, Al-Khod 123 , Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Chemistry , Sultan Qaboos University , P.O. Box 36, Al-Khod 123 , Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Bath , Claverton Down , Bath BA2 7AY , U.K
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Medicinal Applications of Gold(I/III)-Based Complexes Bearing N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Phosphine Ligands. J Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Yeo CI, Ooi KK, Tiekink ERT. Gold-Based Medicine: A Paradigm Shift in Anti-Cancer Therapy? Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23061410. [PMID: 29891764 PMCID: PMC6100309 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new era of metal-based drugs started in the 1960s, heralded by the discovery of potent platinum-based complexes, commencing with cisplatin [(H₃N)₂PtCl₂], which are effective anti-cancer chemotherapeutic drugs. While clinical applications of gold-based drugs largely relate to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, attention has turned to the investigation of the efficacy of gold(I) and gold(III) compounds for anti-cancer applications. This review article provides an account of the latest research conducted during the last decade or so on the development of gold compounds and their potential activities against several cancers as well as a summary of possible mechanisms of action/biological targets. The promising activities and increasing knowledge of gold-based drug metabolism ensures that continued efforts will be made to develop gold-based anti-cancer agents.
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- Chien Ing Yeo
- Research Centre for Crystalline Materials, School of Science and Technology, Sunway University. No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.
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- Research Centre for Crystalline Materials, School of Science and Technology, Sunway University. No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.
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- Research Centre for Crystalline Materials, School of Science and Technology, Sunway University. No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.
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Zhang J, Zhang B, Li X, Han X, Liu R, Fang J. Small molecule inhibitors of mammalian thioredoxin reductase as potential anticancer agents: An update. Med Res Rev 2018; 39:5-39. [DOI: 10.1002/med.21507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Junmin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
- School of Pharmacy; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
- School of Pharmacy; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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Fereidoonnezhad M, Shahsavari HR, Lotfi E, Babaghasabha M, Fakhri M, Faghih Z, Faghih Z, Hassan Beyzavi M. (Benzyl isocyanide)gold(I) pyrimidine‐2‐thiolate complex: Synthesis and biological activity. Appl Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Masood Fereidoonnezhad
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, and Cancer, Environmental and Petroleum Pollutants Research CenterAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
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- Department of ChemistryInstitute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Yousef Sobouti Blvd Zanjan 45137‐66731 Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, and Cancer, Environmental and Petroleum Pollutants Research CenterAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
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- Department of ChemistryInstitute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Yousef Sobouti Blvd Zanjan 45137‐66731 Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, and Cancer, Environmental and Petroleum Pollutants Research CenterAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research CenterShiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, School of MedicineShiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Arkansas Fayetteville AR 72701 U.S.A
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Aguiló E, Moro AJ, Gavara R, Alfonso I, Pérez Y, Zaccaria F, Guerra CF, Malfois M, Baucells C, Ferrer M, Lima JC, Rodríguez L. Reversible Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Gold(I) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2017; 57:1017-1028. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Elisabet Aguiló
- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Química, CQFB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Monte de Caparica, Portugal
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Leiden
Institute
of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, 2311 EZ Leiden, The Netherlands
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Laboratory (CELLS), Carrer de la Llum 2−26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Química, CQFB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Monte de Caparica, Portugal
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí
i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut
de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Batchelor LK, Păunescu E, Soudani M, Scopelliti R, Dyson PJ. Influence of the Linker Length on the Cytotoxicity of Homobinuclear Ruthenium(II) and Gold(I) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:9617-9633. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Lucinda K. Batchelor
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie
Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie
Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie
Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie
Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie
Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Vanicek S, Kopacka H, Wurst K, Vergeiner S, Kankowski S, Schur J, Bildstein B, Ott I. Cobaltoceniumethynyl gold(I) as an unusual heterodinuclear bioorganometallic fragment to study the biological properties of alkynyl gold complexes. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:1345-8. [PMID: 26732365 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt04796j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A cobaltoceniumethynyl gold(i) complex with a triphenylphosphane ligand triggered efficient cytotoxic effects in cancer cells in contrast to a derivative with two cobaltocenium moieties. The complex effectively inhibited the enzyme thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) suggesting this enzyme as a possible biological target. The cellular uptake of both metal fragments of the active complex was studied by atomic absorption spectroscopy and indicated a high biological stability of the complex.
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- S Vanicek
- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Andermark V, Göke K, Kokoschka M, Abu el Maaty MA, Lum CT, Zou T, Sun RWY, Aguiló E, Oehninger L, Rodríguez L, Bunjes H, Wölfl S, Che CM, Ott I. Alkynyl gold(I) phosphane complexes: Evaluation of structure–activity-relationships for the phosphane ligands, effects on key signaling proteins and preliminary in-vivo studies with a nanoformulated complex. J Inorg Biochem 2016; 160:140-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Study of the effect of the chromophore and nuclearity on the aggregation and potential biological activity of gold(I) alkynyl complexes. Inorganica Chim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Garcia A, Machado RC, Grazul RM, Lopes MTP, Corrêa CC, Dos Santos HF, de Almeida MV, Silva H. Novel antitumor adamantane-azole gold(I) complexes as potential inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase. J Biol Inorg Chem 2016; 21:275-92. [PMID: 26841791 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-016-1338-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gold complexes that could act as antitumor agents have attracted great attention. Heterocyclic compounds and their metal complexes display a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties. The present study reports the preparation and characterization of four novel gold(I) complexes containing tertiary phosphine and new ligands 5-adamantyl-1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione, 3-methyladamantane-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione. Spectroscopic data suggest that gold is coordinated to the exocyclic sulfur atom in all cases, as confirmed by X-ray crystallographic data obtained for complex (1) and supported by quantum-mechanical calculations. The cytotoxicity of the compounds has been evaluated in comparison to cisplatin and auranofin in three different tumor cell lines, colon cancer (CT26WT), metastatic skin melanoma (B16F10), mammary adenocarcinoma (4T1) and kidney normal cell (BHK-21). The gold complexes were more active than their respective free ligands and able to inhibit the thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) enzyme, even in the presence of albumin. Molecular modeling studies were carried out to understand the interaction between the compounds and the TrxR enzyme, considered as a potential target for new compounds in cancer treatment. The docking results show that the adamantane ring is essential to stabilize the ligand-enzyme complex prior the formation of covalent bond with gold center. The structure of the new gold compounds was established on the basis of spectroscopic data, DFT calculations and X-ray diffraction. TrxR inhibition was evaluated and the results correlated with the assays in tumor cells, suggesting the TrxR as possible target for these compounds.
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- Adriana Garcia
- Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz De Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz De Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz De Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz De Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz De Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz De Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz De Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil.
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De Nisi A, Bergamini C, Leonzio M, Sartor G, Fato R, Naldi M, Monari M, Calonghi N, Bandini M. Synthesis, cytotoxicity and anti-cancer activity of new alkynyl-gold(i) complexes. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:1546-53. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt02905h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Alkynyl(triphenylphosphine)gold(i) complexes carrying variously substituted propargylic amines have been synthesized and fully characterized in solution and solid state.
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- Assunta De Nisi
- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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Hikisz P, Szczupak Ł, Koceva-Chyła A, Guśpiel A, Oehninger L, Ott I, Therrien B, Solecka J, Kowalski K. Anticancer and Antibacterial Activity Studies of Gold(I)-Alkynyl Chromones. Molecules 2015; 20:19699-718. [PMID: 26528965 PMCID: PMC6331995 DOI: 10.3390/molecules201119647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Three gold(I) complexes of alkynyl chromones were synthesized and characterized. The single-crystal X-ray structure analysis of a dinuclear compound and of a flavone derivative exhibit a typical d10 gold(I)-alkynyl linear arrangement. All complexes were evaluated as anticancer and antibacterial agents against four human cancer cell lines and four pathogenic bacterial strains. All compounds show antiproliferative activity at lower micromolar range concentrations. Complex 4 showed a broad activity profile, being more active than the reference drug auranofin against HepG2, MCF-7 and CCRF-CEM cancer cells. The cellular uptake into MCF-7 cells of the investigated complexes was measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). These measurements showed a positive correlation between an increased cellular gold content and the incubation time of the complexes. Unexpectedly an opposite effect was observed for the most active compound. Biological assays revealed various molecular mechanisms for these compounds, comprising: (i) thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) inhibition, (ii) caspases-9 and -3 activation; (iii) DNA damaging activity and (iv) cell cycle disturbance. The gold(I) complexes were also bactericidal against Gram-positive methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacterial strains, while showing no activity against the Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacterial strain.
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- Paweł Hikisz
- Department of Thermobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, Łódź PL-90236, Poland; (P.H.); (A.K.-C.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, Łódź PL-91403, Poland;
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- Department of Thermobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, Łódź PL-90236, Poland; (P.H.); (A.K.-C.)
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- Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds, National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Chocimska 24, Warsaw PL-00791, Poland; (A.G.); (J.S.)
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 55, Braunschweig D-38106, Germany; l.oehninger@tu-braunschweig (L.O.); (I.O.)
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 55, Braunschweig D-38106, Germany; l.oehninger@tu-braunschweig (L.O.); (I.O.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Neuchatel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, Neuchatel CH-2000, Switzerland;
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- Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds, National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Chocimska 24, Warsaw PL-00791, Poland; (A.G.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, Łódź PL-91403, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-42-635-5759 (ext. 123); Fax: +48-42-665-5258
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Sakamoto Y, Moriuchi T, Hirao T. Organogold(I)-uracil conjugates: Synthesis and structural characterization. J Organomet Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Luo Z, Yu L, Yang F, Zhao Z, Yu B, Lai H, Wong KH, Ngai SM, Zheng W, Chen T. Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as inducer of ROS-mediated apoptosis in cancer cells by targeting thioredoxin reductase. Metallomics 2015; 6:1480-90. [PMID: 24823440 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00044g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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TrxR is an NADPH-dependent selenoenzyme upregulated in a number of cancers. It plays a pivotal role in cancer progression and represents an increasingly attractive target for anticancer drugs. The limitations of cisplatin in cancer treatment have motivated the extensive investigation to other metal complexes, especially ruthenium (Ru) complexes. In this study, we present the in vitro biological evaluation of four Ru(II) polypridyl complexes with diimine ligands, namely, [Ru(bpy)3](2+) (1), [Ru(phen)3](2+) (2), [Ru(ip)3](2+) (3), [Ru(pip)3](2+) (4) (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, ip = imidazole[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline, pip = 2-phenylimidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline), and demonstrate that they exhibit antiproliferative activities against A375 human melanoma cells through inhibition of TrxR. As the planarity of the structure increases, their TrxR-inhibitory effects and in vitro anticancer activities were enhanced. Among them, complex 4 exhibited higher antiproliferative activity than cisplatin, and the TrxR-inhibitory potency of 4 was more effective than auranofin, a positive TrxR inhibitor. Complex 4 suppressed the cancer cell growth through induction of apoptosis as evidenced by accumulation of sub-G1 cell population, DNA fragmentation and nuclear condensation. Moreover, complex 4 was able to localize in mitochondria and therein induced ROS-dependent apoptosis by inhibition of TrxR activity. Activation of MAPKs, AKT, DNA damage-mediated p53 phosphorylation and inhibition of VEGFR signaling were also triggered in cells exposed to complex 4. On the basis of this evidence, we suggest that Ru polypyridyl complexes could be developed as TrxR-targeted agents that demonstrate application potentials for treatment of cancers.
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- Zuandi Luo
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Sakamoto Y, Moriuchi T, Hirao T. Dinuclear organogold(i) complexes bearing uracil moieties: chirality of Au(i)–Au(i) axis and self-assembly. CrystEngComm 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ce00221d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Dinuclear organogold(i) complexes bearing uracil moieties were designed, wherein the chirality of the Au(i)–Au(i) axis was induced by coordination regulation of the axially chiral bidentate diphosphine ligand, and intermolecular hydrogen-bonded assemblies were formed between the uracil moieties.
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- Yuki Sakamoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka University
- Suita, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka University
- Suita, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka University
- Suita, Japan
- JST
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Bertrand B, Casini A. A golden future in medicinal inorganic chemistry: the promise of anticancer gold organometallic compounds. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:4209-19. [PMID: 24225667 DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52524d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 356] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
From wedding rings on fingers to stained glass windows, by way of Olympic medals, gold has been highly prized for millennia. Nowadays, organometallic gold compounds occupy an important place in the field of medicinal inorganic chemistry due to their unique chemical properties with respect to gold coordination compounds. In fact, several studies have proved that they can be used to develop highly efficient metal-based drugs with possible applications in the treatment of cancer. This Perspective summarizes the results obtained for different families of bioactive organometallic gold compounds including cyclometallated gold(iii) complexes with C,N-donor ligands, gold(I) and gold(I/III) N-heterocyclic (NHC) carbene complexes, as well as gold(I) alkynyl complexes, with promising anticancer effects. Most importantly, we will focus on recent developments in the field and discuss the potential of this class of organometallic compounds in relation to their versatile chemistry and innovative mechanisms of action.
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- Benoît Bertrand
- Dept. Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen 9713 AV, The Netherlands.
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Kriechbaum M, List M, Himmelsbach M, Redhammer GJ, Monkowius U. Peptide Coupling between Amino Acids and the Carboxylic Acid of a Functionalized Chlorido-gold(I)-phosphane. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:10602-10. [DOI: 10.1021/ic5017142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Materialwissenschaften
und Physik, Abteilung für Mineralogie, Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, Hellabrunner Strasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Fernández-Moreira V, Marzo I, Gimeno MC. Luminescent Re(i) and Re(i)/Au(i) complexes as cooperative partners in cell imaging and cancer therapy. Chem Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4sc01684j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Rubbiani R, Salassa L, de Almeida A, Casini A, Ott I. Cytotoxic Gold(I) N-heterocyclic Carbene Complexes with Phosphane Ligands as Potent Enzyme Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:1205-10. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201400056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Arcau J, Andermark V, Aguiló E, Gandioso A, Moro A, Cetina M, Lima JC, Rissanen K, Ott I, Rodríguez L. Luminescent alkynyl-gold(i) coumarin derivatives and their biological activity. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:4426-36. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52594e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Barry NPE, Sadler PJ. Exploration of the medical periodic table: towards new targets. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:5106-31. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41143e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 570] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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