Gold complexes in anticancer therapy: from new design principles to particle‐based delivery systems

G Moreno‐Alcántar, P Picchetti… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of the medicinal properties of gold complexes has fuelled the design and
synthesis of new anticancer metallodrugs, which have received special attention due to their …

Recent advances in the synthesis, stability, and activation of platinum (IV) anticancer prodrugs

Z Xu, Z Wang, Z Deng, G Zhu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Platinum-based anticancer drugs have been widely applied in clinical settings for more than
40 years. The remarkable breakthroughs that have come from the use of these complexes in …

Development of tripodal imine metal chelates: Synthesis, physicochemical inspection, theoretical studies and biomedical evaluation

HA Qasem, FN Sayed, M Feizi-Dehnayebi… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Direct condensation of 2-acetylferrocene with tris (2-aminoethyl) amine resulted in a novel
tripodal imine ligand (L). Treatment of the metals' chlorides (Fe 3+, Cr 3+, Co 2+, Ni 2+, Cu …

Expanding medicinal chemistry into 3D space: Metallofragments as 3D scaffolds for fragment-based drug discovery

CN Morrison, KE Prosser, RW Stokes, A Cordes… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) is a powerful strategy for the identification of new
bioactive molecules. FBDD relies on fragment libraries, generally of modest size, but of high …

Piano stool Ru (II)-arene complexes having three monodentate legs: A comprehensive review on their development as anticancer therapeutics over the past decade

S Swaminathan, J Haribabu, N Balakrishnan… - Coordination chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The popularity of RAPTA-C in in vivo studies has steered the way for complexes of the type
[Ru (η 6-arene)(X)(Y)(Z)] n+ (where X, Y and Z are monodentate ligands) to be developed …

Mitochondria as a target of third row transition metal-based anticancer complexes

C Olelewe, SG Awuah - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2023 - Elsevier
In pursuit of better treatment options for malignant tumors, metal-based complexes continue
to show promise as attractive chemotherapeutics due to tunability, novel mechanisms, and …

Noble metals based bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles: controlled synthesis, antimicrobial and anticancer applications

S Ali, AS Sharma, W Ahmad, M Zareef… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Noble bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles (NBT-NPs) have superior biomedical
applications as compared to their monometallic counterparts. The performance of these …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-based compounds containing selenium: An appealing approach towards novel therapeutic drugs with anticancer and antimicrobial effects

S Ramos-Inza, D Plano, C Sanmartín - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, both metal-based complexes and selenium-containing compounds have
been widely explored for their therapeutic properties due to their roles in biological …

Versatile delivery systems for non-platinum metal-based anticancer therapeutic agents

Y Gou, GJ Huang, J Li, F Yang, H Liang - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Platinum-based anticancer drugs currently available in the market are associated with
severe side effects. Therefore, extensive research has been performed to design and …

A mini-review: Recent advances in coumarin-metal complexes with biological properties

Ł Balewski, S Szulta, A Jalińska, A Kornicka - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The coumarin nucleus is a recurring motif in both natural and synthetic compounds that
exhibit a broad spectrum of biological properties including anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory …