Recent Advances in Bioconjugated Transition Metal Complexes for Cancer Therapy

E Bortolamiol, F Visentin, T Scattolin - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The introduction of biologically relevant organic moieties in the coordination sphere of
transition metal complexes has recently become a well-established strategy to increase the …

Reactive oxygen species production is responsible for antineoplastic activity of osmium, ruthenium, iridium and rhodium half-sandwich type complexes with bidentate …

I Kacsir, A Sipos, A Bényei, E Janka, P Buglyó… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Platinum complexes are used in chemotherapy, primarily as antineoplastic agents. In this
study, we assessed the cytotoxic and cytostatic properties of a set of osmium (II), ruthenium …

Development of rGO/RuO2 nanocomposite for voltammetric sensors, dye degradation and antioxidant studies

M Mylarappa, S Chandruvasan, R Sandhya - Materials Chemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study shows the synthesis of reduced graphene incorporated ruthenium oxide
(rGO/RuO 2) using a reflux approach. The rGO/RuO 2 nanocomposite was confirmed using …

Half sandwich-type osmium, ruthenium, iridium and rhodium complexes with bidentate glycosyl heterocyclic ligands induce cytostasis in platinum-resistant ovarian …

I Kacsir, A Sipos, T Kiss, E Major, N Bajusz… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The toxicity of and resistance to platinum complexes as cisplatin, oxaliplatin or carboplatin
calls for the replacement of these therapeutic agents in clinical settings. We have previously …

Synthesis and antiparasitic activity of new trithiolato-bridged dinuclear ruthenium (II)-arene-carbohydrate conjugates

I Holzer, O Desiatkina, N Anghel, SK Johns… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Eight novel carbohydrate-tethered trithiolato dinuclear ruthenium (II)-arene complexes were
synthesized using CuAAC 'click'(Cu (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition) reactions, and …

Half-Sandwich Type Platinum-Group Metal Complexes of C-Glucosaminyl Azines: Synthesis and Antineoplastic and Antimicrobial Activities

I Kacsir, A Sipos, E Major, N Bajusz, A Bényei… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
While platinum-based compounds such as cisplatin form the backbone of chemotherapy, the
use of these compounds is limited by resistance and toxicity, driving the development of …

In vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of novel half-sandwich ruthenium complexes containing quinoline derivative ligands

X He, J Chen, M Kandawa-Shultz, G Shao… - Dalton Transactions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of half-sandwich ruthenium complexes containing quinoline derivative ligands was
synthesized, which had excellent antitumor toxicity toward a variety of cell lines and could …

New glycoconjugation strategies for ruthenium (II) arene complexes via phosphane ligands and assessment of their antiproliferative activity

D Iacopini, J Vančo, S Di Pietro, V Bordoni… - Bioorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycoconjugation is a powerful tool to improve the anticancer activity of metal complexes.
Herein, we modified commercial arylphosphanes with carbohydrate-derived fragments for …

Targeting multiresistant Gram-positive bacteria by ruthenium, osmium, iridium and rhodium half-sandwich type complexes with bidentate monosaccharide ligands

B Balázs, Z Tóth, I Kacsir, A Sipos, P Buglyó… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is an ever-growing problem in heathcare. We have
previously identified a set of osmium (II), ruthenium (II), iridium (III) and rhodium (III) half …

Ruthenium pincer complexes for light activated toxicity: Lipophilic groups enhance toxicity

Y Sun, S Das, SR Brown, ER Blevins, F Qu… - Journal of inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nine ruthenium CNC pincer complexes (1–9) were tested for anticancer activity in cell
culture under both dark and light conditions. These complexes included varied CNC pincer …