Bioinorganic photochemistry: frontiers and mechanisms

K Szaciłowski, W Macyk… - Chemical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
For more than 50 years bioinorganic chemistry has remained an expanding and exciting
interdisciplinary field of science. 1-6 One of the rapidly growing and evolving new research …

Metal complex–DNA interactions: from transcription inhibition to photoactivated cleavage

LJK Boerner, JM Zaleski - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2005 - Elsevier
Metal ions and complexes, because of their cationic character, three-dimensional structural
profiles, and propensity for performing hydrolysis, redox, or photoreactions, have a natural …

Mixed-ligand copper (II)-phenolate complexes: effect of coligand on enhanced DNA and protein binding, DNA cleavage, and anticancer activity

V Rajendiran, R Karthik, M Palaniandavar… - Inorganic …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The copper (II) complex [Cu (tdp)(ClO4)]· 0.5 H2O (1), where H (tdp) is the tetradentate
ligand 2-[(2-(2-hydroxyethylamino) ethylimino) methyl] phenol, and the mixed ligand …

A novel water soluble ligand bridged cobalt (II) coordination polymer of 2-oxo-1, 2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde (isonicotinic) hydrazone: evaluation of the DNA …

DS Raja, NSP Bhuvanesh, K Natarajan - Dalton Transactions, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel water soluble ligand-bridged cobalt (II) coordination polymer has been synthesized
by reacting the new ligand, 2-oxo-1, 2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde (isonicotinic) …

Mixed Ligand Copper(II) Complexes of N,N-Bis(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)amine (BBA) with Diimine Co-Ligands: Efficient Chemical Nuclease and Protease Activities …

R Loganathan, S Ramakrishnan, E Suresh… - Inorganic …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A series of mononuclear mixed ligand copper (II) complexes [Cu (bba)(diimine)](ClO4) 2 1–
4, where bba is N, N-bis (benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl) amine and diimine is 2, 2′-bipyridine …

Study on potential antitumor mechanism of a novel Schiff Base copper (II) complex: synthesis, crystal structure, DNA binding, cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction …

X Qiao, ZY Ma, CZ Xie, F Xue, YW Zhang, JY Xu… - Journal of inorganic …, 2011 - Elsevier
A new cytotoxic copper (II) complex with Schiff base ligand [Cu II (5-Cl-pap)(OAc)(H 2 O)]·
2H 2 O (1)(5-Cl-pap= N-2-pyridiylmethylidene-2-hydroxy-5-chloro-phenylamine), was …

Interactions of copper complexes with nucleic acids

A Erxleben - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Covalent or non-covalent interactions with DNA are the basis for many potential biomedical
applications of copper complexes, ranging from DNA structural probes and footprinting …

DNA Binding Studies of Novel Copper(II) Complexes Containing l-Tryptophan as Chiral Auxiliary:  In Vitro Antitumor Activity of Cu−Sn2 Complex in Human …

M Chauhan, K Banerjee, F Arjmand - Inorganic chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Novel trinuclear complexes C23H31N6O6CuSn2Cl5 [1], C23H31N6O6CuZr2Cl5 [2],
C23H31N6O6ZnSn2Cl5 [3], and C23H31N6O6ZnZr2Cl5 [4] were synthesized and …

Oxidative DNA cleavage mediated by a new copper (II) terpyridine complex: crystal structure and DNA binding studies

V Uma, M Kanthimathi, T Weyhermuller… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2005 - Elsevier
The copper (II) complex [Cu (Itpy) 2](ClO4) 2 (1),(Itpy= imidazole terpyridine) has been
synthesized and structurally characterized. Crystal structure of the complex shows the …

Photoactivated biological activity of transition‐metal complexes

U Schatzschneider - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Photochemical activation is a very attractive way to achieve precise spatial and temporal
control of the biological action of transition‐metal complexes that behave as inactive …