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Piero Mastrorilli

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DNA-binding and in vitro cytotoxic activity of platinum(II) complexes of curcumin and caffeine

Abstract Three Pt(II) complexes containing the natural ligands curcumin and caffeine, namely [Pt(curc)(PPh3)2]Cl (1), [PtCl(curc)(DMSO)] (2) (curc = deprotonated curcumin) and trans-[Pt(caffeine)Cl2(DMSO)] (3), were synthesized and fully characterized. The data obtained suggest that, for both 1 and 2, the anion of curcumin is coordinated to the platinum ion via the oxygen atoms of the β-diketonate moiety. Spectroscopic features reveal that in 2 and 3, a DMSO molecule is S-bonded to the metal centre. For 3, all data indicate a square-planar geometry formed by a 9-N bonded caffeine, two trans chloride anions and a DMSO. The three complexes undergo changes in solution upon incubation for 24 h;…

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Triphenylphosphane Pt(II) complexes containing biologically active natural polyphenols: Synthesis, crystal structure, molecular modeling and cytotoxic studies

Platinum complexes bearing phosphane ligands in cis configuration with deprotonated flavonoids (3-hydroxyflavone, quercetin) and deprotonated ethyl gallate were synthesized starting from cis-[PtCl2(PPh3)(2)]. In all cases, O,O' chelate structures were obtained. While quercetin and ethyl gallate complexes are quite stable in solution, the 3-hydroxyflavonate complex undergoes a slow aerobic photodegradation in solution with formation of salicylic and benzoic acids. The X-ray diffraction structures of quercetin and ethyl gallate complexes are reported. Cell cycle studies (in the dark) of the complexes in two human cell lines revealed that the cytotoxic activity of the complex bearing 3-hydroxy…

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CCDC 1430059: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Maria Michela Dell'Anna, Valentina Censi, Benedetta Carrozzini, Rocco Caliandro, Nunzio Denora, Massimo Franco, Daniele Veclani, Andrea Melchior, Marilena Tolazzi, Piero Mastrorilli|2016|J.Inorg.Biochem.|163|346|doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.08.006

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CCDC 1430058: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Related Article: Maria Michela Dell'Anna, Valentina Censi, Benedetta Carrozzini, Rocco Caliandro, Nunzio Denora, Massimo Franco, Daniele Veclani, Andrea Melchior, Marilena Tolazzi, Piero Mastrorilli|2016|J.Inorg.Biochem.|163|346|doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.08.006

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