Has ferrocene really delivered its role in accentuating the bioactivity of organic scaffolds?

B Sharma, V Kumar - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ferrocene is an important structural core in bioorganometallic chemistry because of its
inherent stability, excellent redox properties, and low toxicity. Ferroquine and ferrocifen are …

Ferrocene-containing hybrids as potential anticancer agents: Current developments, mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships

R Wang, H Chen, W Yan, M Zheng, T Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the most fatal threatens to human health throughout the world. The major
challenges in the control and eradication of cancers are the continuous emergency of drug …

[HTML][HTML] Ferrocene-based drugs, delivery nanomaterials and fenton mechanism: state of the art, recent developments and prospects

C Ornelas, D Astruc - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ferrocene has been the most used organometallic moiety introduced in organic and
bioinorganic drugs to cure cancers and various other diseases. Following several …

Enhancing the activity of drugs by conjugation to organometallic fragments

P Chellan, PJ Sadler - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Resistance to chemotherapy is a current clinical problem, especially in the treatment of
microbial infections and cancer. One strategy to overcome this is to make new derivatives of …

Have molecular hybrids delivered effective anti-cancer treatments and what should future drug discovery focus on?

Shalini, V Kumar - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cancer continues to be a big threat and its treatment is a huge challenge
among the medical fraternity. Conventional anti-cancer agents are losing their efficiency …

Recent developments in the chemistry of ferrocenyl secondary natural product conjugates

K Kowalski - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Secondary natural products are a source of an endless inspiration in medicinal chemistry.
They are characterized by a complex structure and potent biological activity. Ferrocene is an …

Exploring the Potential of Metal‐Based Candidate Drugs as Modulators of the Cytoskeleton

Y Borutzki, L Skos, C Gerner… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
During recent years, accumulating evidence suggested that metal‐based candidate drugs
are promising modulators of cytoskeletal and cytoskeleton‐associated proteins. This was …

Metal-dependent cytotoxic and kinesin spindle protein inhibitory activity of Ru, Os, Rh, and Ir half-sandwich complexes of ispinesib-derived ligands

M Łomzik, M Hanif, A Budniok, A Błauż… - Inorganic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ispinesib is a potent inhibitor of kinesin spindle protein (KSP), which has been identified as a
promising target for antimitotic anticancer drugs. Herein, we report the synthesis of half …

Organometallic Ru, Os, Rh and Ir half-sandwich conjugates of ispinesib–impact of the organometallic group on the antimitotic activity

M Łomzik, A Błauż, M Głodek, A Makal, D Tchoń… - Dalton …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimitotic agents are among the most important drugs used in anticancer therapy. Kinesin
spindle protein (KSP) was proposed as a promising target for new antimitotic drugs. Herein …

Impact of the ferrocenyl group on cytotoxicity and KSP inhibitory activity of ferrocenyl monastrol conjugates

A Wieczorek-Błauż, K Kowalczyk, A Błauż… - Dalton …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The incorporation of the ferrocenyl moiety into a bioactive molecule may significantly alter
the activity of the resulting conjugate. By applying this strategy, we designed ferrocenyl …