Coordination compounds of cobalt(ii) with carboxylate non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: structure and biological profile

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Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 15215
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Cancer stem cell activity of copper(ii)-terpyridine complexes with aryl sulfonamide groups

Karampal Singh, Joshua Northcote-Smith, Kuldip Singh and Kogularamanan Suntharalingam

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 9694
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A hydrolytically stable oxo-rhenium(v) antitumor agent for synergistic combination therapy with cisplatin: from synthesis and mechanistic studies to toxicity assessment in zebrafish

Shreyas P. Vaidya, Manikandan M, Sushanta Chhatar, Saurabh Dey, Chinmoy Patra and Malay Patra

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 6711
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Three novel dinuclear calcium(ii) complexes with 5,7-dihalo-8-quinolinolato showing potent anticancer activity

Si-Mei Qin, Yue Xu, Xiao-Mei Huang, Ming-Xiong Tan, Qing-Min Wei, Zhi-Hui Luo, Hong Liang and Qi-Pin Qin

Dalton Trans., 2025
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Functional utility of gold complexes with phosphorus donor ligands in biological systems

Adedamola S. Arojojoye and Samuel G. Awuah

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 522, 216208
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Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activity of Co(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) complexes containing mefenamic acid and 2-methylimidazole

Ginikachukwu Grace Nnabuike, Sunita Salunke-Gawali, Manisha Gaikwad, Harsha Ashtekar, Bharathi Prakash, Ray J. Butcher and Joshua Obaleye

Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2024, 563, 121908
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Exploring the Anticancer Activity of Tamoxifen-Based Metal Complexes Targeting Mitochondria

Valeria Scalcon, Riccardo Bonsignore, Jana Aupič, Sophie R. Thomas, Alessandra Folda, Alexandra A. Heidecker, Alexander Pöthig, Alessandra Magistrato, Angela Casini and Maria Pia Rigobello

J. Med. Chem., 2023, 66, 9823
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Manganese(II) Complexes with Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Structure and Biological Activity

Filitsa Dimiza, Antonios G. Hatzidimitriou and George Psomas

IJMS, 2024, 25, 13457
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Beyond cisplatin: New frontiers in metallodrugs for hard-to-treat triple negative breast cancer

Nafees Muhammad, Muhammad Hanif and Piaoping Yang

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 499, 215507
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Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of Auranofin and Its Two Derivatives Bearing Naproxen and Acetylcysteine as Ligands Against Staphylococci

Caterina Ferretti, Lorenzo Chiaverini, Noemi Poma, Andrea Dalli, Riccardo Di Leo, Laura Rindi, Alessandro Marrone, Iogann Tolbatov, Diego La Mendola, Arianna Tavanti, Tiziano Marzo and Mariagrazia Di Luca

Antibiotics, 2025, 14, 118
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Synthesis, characterizations, and anticancer properties of bifunctional system based on gold(I) alkynyl and antipyrine

Bandar Babgi, Doaa Domyati, Kamelah S. Alrashdi, Abdul-Hamid M. Emwas, Mariusz Jaremko, Ehab M.M. Ali and Mostafa A. Hussien

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2024, 1016, 123241
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Evaluating indole‑gold(I) based complexes as potential anti lymphoma agents by disrupting the thioredoxin reductase/glutathione peroxidase axis

Sicong Wang, Min Shan, Zhongren Xu, Guizhi Jiang, Mengshi Wang, Yanyu Zhou, Xiao Zhao, Kathryn F. Tonissen, Wukun Liu and Giovanna Di Trapani

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2025, 272, 113004
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Metal Complexes with Naphthalene-Based Acetic Acids as Ligands: Structure and Biological Activity

Marialena Lazou, Spyros Perontsis and George Psomas

Molecules, 2023, 28, 2171
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Gold(I) Complexes Based on Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Derivatives as Multi-Target Drugs against Colon Cancer

Javier Saez, Javier Quero, María Jesús Rodriguez-Yoldi, M. Concepción Gimeno and Elena Cerrada

Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63, 19769
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Modulating the Chemical Reactivity of Gold Complexes in Living Systems: From Concept to Biomedical Applications

Jia Jiang, Xiaolin Xiong and Taotao Zou

Acc. Chem. Res., 2023, 56, 1043
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Azide as a photolabile ligand in gold(I) therapeutics

Jan Romano-deGea, Zhenhua Chen, Kedar A. Abhyankar, Rosario Scopelliti, Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani, Kevin Cariou, Gilles Gasser and Paul J. Dyson

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2025, 1037, 123724
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Ligand supplementation restores the cancer therapy efficacy of the antirheumatic drug auranofin from serum inactivation

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Anti‐Breast Cancer Stem Cell Properties of Silver(I)‐Non‐Steroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drug Complexes

Karampal Singh, Kuldip Singh, Alice Johnson and Kogularamanan Suntharalingam

Eur J Inorg Chem, 2024, 27
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A hexanuclear cerium(IV) complex with the non–steroidal anti–inflammatory drug mefenamic acid

Spyros Perontsis, Vladimiros Chrysoulidis, Antonios G. Hatzidimitriou and George Psomas

Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2025, 78, 124
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Metals in Cancer Research: Beyond Platinum Metallodrugs

Angela Casini and Alexander Pöthig

ACS Cent. Sci., 2024, 10, 242
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Antitumor studies evaluation of triphenylphosphine ruthenium complexes with 5,7-dihalo-substituted-8-quinolinoline targeting mitophagy pathways

Zhen-Feng Wang, Xiao-Qiong Huang, Run-Chun Wu, Yu Xiao and Shu-Hua Zhang

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2023, 248, 112361
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Subcellular Photocatalysis Enables Tumor-Targeted Inhibition of Thioredoxin Reductase I by Organogold(I) Complexes

Moyi Liu, Haitao Liu, Yan Yang, Xiaolin Xiong and Taotao Zou

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 15719
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A dinuclear gold(I) complex with bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligands potentiated immune responses against liver cancer via ROS-driven endoplasmic reticulum stress and ferroptosis

Qiuyue Lu, Min Shan, Jiaqi Yang, Zhongren Xu, Yueyue Lei and Wukun Liu

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 110940
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Silver(I) complexes containing bioactive salicylic acid derivatives: Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity, and their underlying mechanism

Chongyang Wu, Yanni Shan, Jingming Luo, Xudong Fan, Ren Zheng, Suhang Guo and Xinjun Cai

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2025, 266, 112845
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Next Generation Gold Drugs and Probes: Chemistry and Biomedical Applications

R. Tyler Mertens, Sailajah Gukathasan, Adedamola S. Arojojoye, Chibuzor Olelewe and Samuel G. Awuah

Chem. Rev., 2023, 123, 6612
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