Photoactive Ru(II) complexes with dioxinophenanthroline ligands are potent cytotoxic agents

Autor: David K. Heidary, Achmad N. Hidayatullah, Edith C. Glazer, Sean Parkin, Erin Wachter
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Inorganic chemistry. 53(19)
ISSN: 1520-510X
Popis: Two novel strained ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes containing a 2,3-dihydro-1,4-dioxino[2,3-f]-1,10-phenanthroline (dop) ligand selectively ejected a methylated ligand when irradiated with >400 nm light. The best compound exhibited a 1880-fold increase in cytotoxicity in human cancer cells upon light-activation and was 19-fold more potent than the well-known chemotherapeutic, cisplatin.
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