NAMI-A and KP1019/1339, two iconic ruthenium anticancer drug candidates face-to-face: A case story in medicinal inorganic chemistry

E Alessio, L Messori - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
NAMI-A ((ImH)[trans-RuCl4 (dmso-S)(Im)], Im= imidazole) and KP1019/1339
(KP1019=(IndH)[trans-RuCl4 (Ind) 2], Ind= indazole; KP1339= Na [trans-RuCl4 (Ind) 2]) are …

Thirty years of the drug candidate NAMI‐A and the myths in the field of ruthenium anticancer compounds: a personal perspective

E Alessio - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
As anticipated in the title, this contribution is basically divided into two, strictly connected,
parts. The first is a personal overview of the ruthenium drug candidate NAMI‐A, almost 30 …

Interactions between proteins and Ru compounds of medicinal interest: A structural perspective

A Merlino - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Ruthenium compounds have unique physicochemical properties that can be efficiently
exploited in medicinal chemistry. These molecules can act using both DNA or enzymes as …

Anticancer ruthenium (III) complexes and Ru (III)-containing nanoformulations: An update on the mechanism of action and biological activity

C Riccardi, D Musumeci, M Trifuoggi, C Irace… - Pharmaceuticals, 2019 - mdpi.com
The great advances in the studies on metal complexes for the treatment of different cancer
forms, starting from the pioneering works on platinum derivatives, have fostered an …

Advantageous reactivity of unstable metal complexes: Potential applications of metal-based anticancer drugs for intratumoral injections

A Levina, DC Crans, PA Lay - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Injections of highly cytotoxic or immunomodulating drugs directly into the inoperable tumor is
a procedure that is increasingly applied in the clinic and uses established Pt-based drugs. It …

Protein metalation by metal-based drugs: X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry studies

L Messori, A Merlino - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The combined use of X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry represents a valuable
strategy to investigate and characterize protein metalation induced by anticancer metal …

Ruthenium (II) carbon monoxide releasing molecules: Structural perspective, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties

AM Mansour, RM Khaled, E Khaled, SK Ahmed… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon monoxide has recently emerged to promote tissue regeneration, enhance the innate
immune system, and have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. While the first …

Gold metalation of proteins: Structural studies

A Giorgio, A Merlino - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Gold compounds have emerged as a novel class of metallodrugs with a promising future in
medicinal inorganic chemistry. Despite gold compounds have been intensively investigated …

Ferritin-based anticancer metallodrug delivery: Crystallographic, analytical and cytotoxicity studies

DM Monti, G Ferraro, A Merlino - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology …, 2019 - Elsevier
The encapsulation of anticancer metal-based drugs within a protein nanocage represents a
valuable strategy to improve the efficacy and selectivity of these compounds towards cancer …

Anthracenyl Functionalization of Half-Sandwich Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Activity and Reactions with Biomolecules

BYT Lee, MP Sullivan, E Yano, KKH Tong… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands are widely investigated in medicinal inorganic
chemistry. Here, we report the preparation and characterization of a series of half-sandwich …