Organometallic anticancer complexes of lapachol: metal centre-dependent formation of reactive oxygen species and correlation with cytotoxicity

Author(s)
Wolfgang Kandioller, Evelyn Balsano, Samuel Matthias Meier, Ute Jungwirth, Simone Göschl, Alexander Roller, Michael Jakupec, Walter Berger, Bernhard Keppler, Christian G. Hartinger
Abstract

Organometallic Ru-II, Os-II and Rh-III complexes of lapachol induce apoptosis in human tumour cell lines in the low mu M range by a mode of action involving oxidative stress, especially in the case of the ruthenium compound.

Organisation(s)
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry
External organisation(s)
Medizinische Universität Wien, University of Auckland
Journal
Chemical Communications
Volume
49
Pages
3348-3350
No. of pages
3
ISSN
1359-7345
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc40432c
Publication date
2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104003 Inorganic chemistry, 301207 Pharmaceutical chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/04a12e00-103d-407d-8bd7-ee94664a3e72