The interaction of small molecules with DNA plays an essential role in many biological
processes. As DNA is often the target for majority of anticancer and antibiotic drugs, study …

Coumarin-fused-coumarins have attracted significant attention in the scientific world owing
to their boundless applications in interdisciplinary areas. Various synthetic pathways have …

Six substitutionally inert [RuII (bipy) 2dppz] 2+ derivatives (bipy= 2, 2′‐bipyridine, dppz=
dipyrido [3, 2‐a: 2′, 3′‐c] phenazine) bearing different functional groups on the dppz …

In the last decades, a large number of organometallic complexes have shown promising anti-
proliferative activity towards different cancer cell lines. However, these compounds generally …

Covering: up to 2014 The 1H-naphtho [2, 3-c] pyran-1-one (naphthopyranone) moiety forms
the structural framework of a group of secondary metabolites that have been isolated from a …

Natural products of the benzonaphthopyranone class, such as chartreusin, elsamicin A,
gilvocarcin, and polycarcin, represent potent leads for urgently needed anticancer …

In the fight against cancer, photodynamic therapy is generating great interest thanks to its
ability to selectively kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissues. In this field, ruthenium …

Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are regarded as promising targets in cancer and a growing
number of other diseases due to their crucial involvement in epigenetics and cellular …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-activated aminoferrocene-based anticancer prodrug
candidates successfully take advantage of intrinsically high amounts of ROS in tumor …

Gilvocarcin V (GV) is a natural antibiotic exhibiting excellent antitumor activities and
remarkably low toxicity in near-ultraviolet or visible light-dependent treatment …