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Promising ESIPT-based fluorescence sensor for Cu2+ and CN− ions: investigation towards logic gate behaviour, anticancer activities and bioimaging application

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Simple synthesis of novel copper metal–organic framework nanoparticles: biosensing and biological applications

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Chemical biology suggests pleiotropic effects for a novel hexanuclear copper(ii) complex inducing apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

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Organometallic ruthenium (η6-p-cymene) complexes interfering with quorum sensing and biofilm formation: an anti-infective approach to combat multidrug-resistance in bacteria

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Biological evaluation of dinuclear copper complex/dichloroacetic acid cocrystal against human breast cancer: design, synthesis, characterization, DFT studies and cytotoxicity assays

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Single X-ray crystal structure, DFT studies and topoisomerase I inhibition activity of a tailored ionic Ag(i) nalidixic acid–piperazinium drug entity specific for pancreatic cancer cells

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Synthesis of chiral R/S-pseudopeptide-based Cu(ii) & Zn(ii) complexes for use in targeted delivery for antitumor therapy: enantiomeric discrimination with CT-DNA and pBR322 DNA hydrolytic cleavage mechanism

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Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of RNA targeted l- and d-phenylalanine-(1,10-phen)–copper(ii) conjugate complexes: comparative in vitro RNA binding profile of enantiomers and their biological evaluation by morphological studies and antibacterial activity

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Design, synthesis and characterization of novel chromone based-copper(ii) antitumor agents with N,N-donor ligands: comparative DNA/RNA binding profile and cytotoxicity

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Evaluation of cytotoxic potential of structurally well-characterized RNA targeted ionic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) Cu(ii) & Zn(ii) DACH–mefenamato drug conjugates against human cancer cell lines

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Novel binuclear and trinuclear metal (II) complexes: DNA interactions and in vitro anticancer activity through apoptosis

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Cyclopalladated complexes containing metformin and benzylamine derivatives: Synthesis, characterization, binding interactions with DNA and BSA, in vitro cytotoxicity studies

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Synthesis, characterization of α-amino acid Schiff base derived Ru/Pt complexes: Induces cytotoxicity in HepG2 cell via protein binding and ROS generation

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Synthesis, spectroscopic/electrochemical characterization, DNA/Protein binding studies and bioactivity assays of Ru(II) carbonyl complexes of 4-oxo-4H-chromene-3-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazones

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Tetranuclear cubane Cu4O4 complexes as prospective anticancer agents: Design, synthesis, structural elucidation, magnetism, computational and cytotoxicity studies

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Elucidating the interaction of enantiomeric Cu(II) complexes with DNA, RNA and HSA: A comparative study

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In vitro evaluation of the non-covalent interactions of hemoglobin with distinctively modified gemini surfactants: Effect of structural variation

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First Example of Chromone-Based Nickel(II) Coordination Polymers with Tunable Magnetic Properties

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Molecular recognition of synthesized halogenated chalcone by calf thymus DNA through multispectroscopic studies and analysis the anti-cancer, anti-bacterial activity of the compounds

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Deciphering the effect of hydrophobicity on protein binding interaction in cobalt(II) complexes by multispectroscopic and computational methods

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Structure elucidation, in vitro binding studies and ROS-dependent anti-cancer activity of Cu(II) and Zn(II) phthaloylglycinate(phen) complexes against MDA-MB-231 cells

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Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical exploration of Tb(III) complexes with 6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-3-carboxaldehyde for optoelectronic applications

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Progress of Metal‐Based Anticancer Chemotherapeutic Agents in Last two Decades and their Comprehensive Biological (DNA/RNA Binding, Cleavage and Cytotoxicity Activity) Studies

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In vitro cytotoxicity of new water soluble copper(II) metallates containing 7-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-chromene thiosemicarbazones

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Luminescence features of mononuclear Sm(III) complexes with heterocyclic ligands

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Groove Binding of Vanillin and Ethyl Vanillin to Calf Thymus DNA

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Multispectroscopic insight, morphological analysis and molecular docking studies of CuII-based chemotherapeutic drug entity with human serum albumin (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA)

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Metal Complexes or Chelators with ROS Regulation Capacity: Promising Candidates for Cancer Treatment

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Inhibition of ligand arm hydrolysis and carboxylate coordination directed formation of μ4-oxido-bridged [Cu4] complexes: Synthesis, X-ray structure and functional activity

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Synthesis, structural characterization, in vitro comparative DNA/RNA binding, and computational studies of half-sandwich Ru (II)(ƞ6-p-cymene) aminoquinoline complex

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Polyhedron, 2022, 213, 115618
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Synthesis, structural investigations, and cytotoxic evaluation of a half‐sandwich Ru(II)‐arene complex

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Applied Organom Chemis, 2021, 35
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Synthesis, Structure Elucidation by Multi-spectroscopic Techniques and Single-crystal X-ray Diffraction of Promising Fluoro/Bromo-substituted-chromone(bpy)copper(II) Anticancer Drug Entities

Salman Khursheed, Mohammad Rafiq Wani, G.G.H.A. Shadab, Sartaj Tabassum and Farukh Arjmand

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Amirhossein Nazhand, Alessandra Durazzo, Massimo Lucarini, Raffaele Romano, Maria Alessandra Mobilia, Angelo A. Izzo and Antonello Santini

Natural Product Research, 2020, 34, 137
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Glutathione-Depleting Nanomedicines for Synergistic Cancer Therapy

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ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 8039
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Bioactive Tryptophan-Based Copper Complex with Auxiliary β-Carboline Spectacle Potential on Human Breast Cancer Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

Walaa Alharbi, Iftekhar Hassan, Rais Ahmad Khan, Shazia Parveen, Khadijah H. Alharbi, Ibtisam I. Bin Sharfan, Ibrahim M. Alhazza, Hossam Ebaid and Ali Alsalme

Molecules, 2021, 26, 1606
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Chromone‐Appended Zn(II) tRNA‐Targeted Potential Anticancer Chemotherapeutic Agent: Structural Details, in vitro ct‐DNA/tRNA Binding, Cytotoxicity Studies And Antioxidant Activity

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Synthesis, chemical nuclease activity, and in vitro cytotoxicity of benzimidazole-based Cu(II)/Co(II) complexes

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Synthesis, spectral characterization and biological evaluation of some copper(II) complexes containing 4-oxo-4H-chromene-3-carbaldehyde-4(N)-substituted thiosemicarbazones

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Mixed Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes of nalidixic acid drug: Synthesis, characterization, DNA/BSA binding profile and in vitro cytotoxic evaluation against MDA-MB-231 and HepG2 cancer cell lines

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Design, synthesis, ligand’s scaffold variation and structure elucidation of Cu(II) complexes; In vitro DNA binding, morphological studies and their anticancer activity

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Investigation of photophysical properties of ternary Sm(III) complexes

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Antibacterial activities of sulfamethoxazolyl-azo-phenols and their Cu(II) complexes along with molecular docking properties

Nilima Sahu, Sudipa Mondal, Nayim Sepay, Suvroma Gupta, Elena Torres-Lopez, Shinnosuke Tanaka, Takashiro Akitsu and Chittaranjan Sinha

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ONO‐Pincer‐Type Coumarin‐Based Copper(II) Metalates: Effect on Alzheimer's Disease Pathologies in Caenorhabditis elegans

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Structure elucidation of a bimetallic μ‐hydroxo‐bridged Cu(II)‐flufenamate‐bpy complex and cytotoxic evaluation against MDA‐MB‐231 and A549 carcinoma cell lines

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Comprehensive biological {DNA/RNA binding profile, cleavage &cytotoxicity activity} of structurally well-characterized chromone-appended Cu(II)(L1-3)(phen) potential anticancer drug candidates

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Molecular docking, DFT and antimicrobial studies of Cu(II) complex as topoisomerase I inhibitor

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RNA-targeted Cu(II)-based potential antitumor drug entity: comprehensive structural, biological {DNA/RNA binding, cleavage, cytotoxicity} and computational studies

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Synthesis, structural characterization and in vitro cytotoxicity assessment of new mononuclear Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes against MDA–MB–231, HCC–1806 and HT–29 cancer cell lines

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Synthesis of Pyrazolone Derivatives and Their Nanometer Ag(I) Complexes and Physicochemical, DNA Binding, Antitumor, and Theoretical Implementations

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Synthesis, structural investigations and DNA cleavage properties of a new water soluble Cu(II)–iminodiacetate complex

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Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2019, 106, 48
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Photophysical properties of highly green luminescent Tb(III) complexes

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Heteroleptic Copper(I) Complexes of “Scorpionate” Bis-pyrazolyl Carboxylate Ligand with Auxiliary Phosphine as Potential Anticancer Agents: An Insight into Cytotoxic Mode

Rais Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Usman, Rajakumar Dhivya, Perumalsamy Balaji, Ali Alsalme, Hamad AlLohedan, Farukh Arjmand, Khalid AlFarhan, Mohammad Abdulkader Akbarsha, Fabio Marchetti, Claudio Pettinari and Sartaj Tabassum

Sci Rep, 2017, 7
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Recent advances in metallodrug-like molecules targeting non-coding RNAs in cancer chemotherapy

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Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019, 387, 47
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Preparation, characterization and luminescence behavior of some samarium complexes

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Synthesis and characterization of three ternary samarium(III) complexes and their optical properties

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Spectroscopy Letters, 2020, 53, 595
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Copper complexes as artificial DNA metallonucleases: From Sigman’s reagent to next generation anti-cancer agent?

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Credentials of chromone based probe as colorimetric sensor for the detection of Cu2+ ion: design of test paper kit and potential anticancer activity

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Tuning the Photometric Properties of Ternary Sm3+ Complexes Involving Mixed-Ligands

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J Fluoresc, 2022, 32, 1685
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Synthesis, characterization and photophysical behaviour of some Tb(III) complexes based on 6,8-dichlorochromone-3-carboxaldehyde as primary ligand

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Metal Complexes of Natural Product Like-compounds with Antitumor Activity

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ACAMC, 2019, 19, 48
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Preparation and optical features of samarium(III) complexes introducing bidentate fluorinate and secondary ligands

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J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2020, 31, 22085
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Antiproliferative chromone derivatives induce K562 cell death through endogenous and exogenous pathways

Runwei Jiao, Fanxing Xu, Xiaofang Huang, Haonan Li, Weiwei Liu, Hao Cao, Linghe Zang, Zhanlin Li, Huiming Hua and Dahong Li

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Synthesis, crystal structures and CT-DNA/BSA binding of Cd(II) and Mn(II) complexes with 5-hydroxypyrazine-2-carboxylic acid as a ligand

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Enantiomeric Amino Acid Schiff Base Copper(II) Complexes as a New Class of RNA-Targeted Metallo-Intercalators: Single X-ray Crystal Structural Details, Comparative in Vitro DNA/RNA Binding Profile, Cleavage, and Cytotoxicity

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ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 7691
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New Ionic Cu(II) and Co(II) DACH–Flufenamate Conjugate Complexes: Spectroscopic Characterization, Single X–Ray Studies and Cytotoxic Activity on Human Cancer Cell Lines

Huzaifa Yasir Khan, Siffeen Zehra, Sabiha Parveen, Imtiyaz Yousuf, Sartaj Tabassum and Farukh Arjmand

ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 12764
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Copper (II)-based halogen-substituted chromone antitumor drug entities: Studying biomolecular interactions with ct-DNA mediated by sigma hole formation and cytotoxicity activity

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Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020, 104, 104327
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Photosensitization in highly luminescent nonmacrocyclic Samarium(III) complexes for application in light-emitting systems

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New cationic and neutral copper(II) complexes containing 7-hydroxy-4-oxo-4[H]-chromene derived ONO pincer ligands: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro biological evaluations

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De Novo Design of Cu(II) Complex Containing CNC–Pincer–Vitamin B3 and B7 Conjugates for Breast Cancer Application

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