Varying the metal to ethacrynic acid ratio in ruthenium(ii)/osmium(ii)-p-cymene conjugates.

Varying the metal to ethacrynic acid ratio in ruthenium(ii)/osmium(ii)-p-cymene conjugates. J Inorg Biochem. 2017 Jul 28;175:198-207 Authors: Păunescu E, Soudani M, Clavel CM, Dyson PJ Abstract Following the identification of a ruthenium(II)-arene complex with an ethacrynic acid-modified imidazole ligand, which inhibits glutathione transferase (GST) and is cytotoxic to chemo-resistant cancer cells, a series of structurally related ruthenium(II)- and osmium(II)-p-cymene compounds have been prepared. In these complexes the ethacrynic acid is linked to the metals via appropriately modified pyridine ligands. The influence of the metal center and the metal:ethacrynic acid ratio on the cytotoxicity of the compounds was evaluated with the derivatives with one metal center and two ethacrynic acid moieties being the most potent against chemo-resistant A2780cisR cells (human ovarian cancer cells with acquired resistance to cisplatin). Moreover, compared to a complex with an ethacrynic acid-modified imidazole ligand (RAIMID-EA, Figure 2), these complexes display a significant degree of cancer cell specificity. PMID: 28779652 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: J Inorg Biochem Source Type: research