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Balusamy SR, Balamurugan M, Purushothaman S, Somasundaram S, Elsadek MF, Sohn D, Almutairi SM, Mijakovic I, Rahimi S, Perumalsamy H. Apoptotic cell death of stomach cancer lines (AGS) induced by Co-NTB complex through cellular organelles and DNA damage. RSC Adv 2025; 15:739-747. [PMID: 39802467 PMCID: PMC11711993 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra06377e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2024] [Accepted: 12/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2025] Open
Abstract
Given that stomach cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death, there is a need to develop new drugs. Among various methods, metal-based coordination compounds are considered as an efficient strategy against this type of cancer. Similarly, the benzimidazole moiety plays a crucial role in biology; thus, various benzimidazole-based compounds have been found to be active as potential anticancer drugs and are currently used in clinical trials. In this study, we explored the benzimidazole-based cobalt(ii) complex as an anticancer agent against AGS stomach cancer cell lines. Interestingly, the MTT assay of the Co-NTB complex shows a lower IC50 value of 4.25 μg mL-1 compared to cisplatin, which has an IC50 of 7.5 μg mL-1 against AGS cell lines. Light microscopy and Hoechst/propidium iodide dye staining clearly indicate that the complex damages DNA, leading to cell death through an apoptotic pathway. The apoptotic cell death pathway was further complemented by Lysotracker and Mitotracker staining, as well as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging. Overall, the Co-NTB complex acts as an effective anticancer agent against AGS stomach cancer cell lines, with apoptotic cell death induced by targeting cellular organelles and DNA.
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- Sri Renukadevi Balusamy
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University Gwangjin-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU) 1 Gwanak ro Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Bioprocess Engineering Division, Smykon Biotech Kanniyakumari India
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- Department of Chemistry, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS Chennai Tamil Nadu 600124 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University P.O. 2455 Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University Seoul 04763 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University P.O. 2455 Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Systems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg SE-412 96 Sweden
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark Kongens Lyngby DK-2800 Denmark
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- Systems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg SE-412 96 Sweden
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- Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University Seoul 04763 Republic of Korea
- Center for Creative Convergence Education, Hanyang University Seoul 04763 Republic of Korea
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Babijczuk K, Warżajtis B, Starzyk J, Mrówczyńska L, Jasiewicz B, Rychlewska U. Synthesis, Structure and Biological Activity of Indole-Imidazole Complexes with ZnCl 2: Can Coordination Enhance the Functionality of Bioactive Ligands? Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104132. [PMID: 37241873 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The ability of the indole-imidazole hybrid ligands to coordinate with the Zn(II) ion and the resulting structures of this new class of coordination compounds were analyzed in order to determine their structural properties and biological functionalities. For this purpose, six novel Zn(II) complexes, [Zn(InIm)2Cl2] (1), [Zn(InMeIm)2Cl2] (2), [Zn(IniPrIm)2Cl2] (3), [Zn(InEtMeIm)2Cl2] (4), [Zn(InPhIm)2Cl2] (5) and [Zn2(InBzIm)2Cl2] (6) (where InIm is 3-((1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-indole), were synthesized by the reactions of ZnCl2 and the corresponding ligand in a 1:2 molar ratio in methanol solvent at an ambient temperature. The structural and spectral characterization of these complexes was performed using NMR, FT-IR and ESI-MS spectrometry and elemental analysis, and the crystal structures of 1-5 were determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complexes 1-5 form polar supramolecular aggregates by utilizing, for this purpose, the N-H(indole)∙∙∙Cl(chloride) intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The assemblies thus formed differ depending on the distinctive molecular shape, which can be either compact or extended. All complexes were screened for their hemolytic, cytoprotective, antifungal, and antibacterial activities. The results show that the cytoprotective activity of the indole/imidazole ligand significantly increases upon its complexation with ZnCl2 up to a value comparable with the standard antioxidant Trolox, while the response of its substituted analogues is diverse and less pronounced.
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- Karolina Babijczuk
- Department of Bioactive Products, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Crystallography, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Bioengineering, University of Life Science, Szydłowska 50, 60-656 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Bioactive Products, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Crystallography, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Alshamrani M. Recent advances and therapeutic journey of pyridine-based Cu(II) complexes as potent anticancer agents: a review (2015–2022). J COORD CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2022.2164190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Meshal Alshamrani
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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Yılmaz Ü, Apohan E, Küçükbay H, Yılmaz Ö, Tatlıcı E, Yeşilada Ö. Synthesis a group of 5(6)‐substitutedbenzimidazole Zn(
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) complexes and investigation their cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities. J Heterocycl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.4463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Ülkü Yılmaz
- Department of Engineering Basic Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Malatya Turgut Özal University Malatya Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty Science and Arts Inonu University Malatya Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty Science and Arts Inonu University Malatya Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty Science and Arts Inonu University Malatya Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty Science and Arts Inonu University Malatya Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty Science and Arts Inonu University Malatya Turkey
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El-Sayed YS, Gaber M, El-Nahass MN. Structural elucidation, spectroscopic, and metallochromic studies of 2-(2-hydroxy phenyl)-1-H–benzimidazole complexes: Metal ions sensing, DNA binding, and antimicrobial activity evaluation. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Porchia M, Pellei M, Del Bello F, Santini C. Zinc Complexes with Nitrogen Donor Ligands as Anticancer Agents. Molecules 2020; 25:E5814. [PMID: 33317158 PMCID: PMC7763991 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The search for anticancer metal-based drugs alternative to platinum derivatives could not exclude zinc derivatives due to the importance of this metal for the correct functioning of the human body. Zinc, the second most abundant trace element in the human body, is one of the most important micro-elements essential for human physiology. Its ubiquity in thousands of proteins and enzymes is related to its chemical features, in particular its lack of redox activity and its ability to support different coordination geometries and to promote fast ligands exchange. Analogously to other trace elements, the impairment of its homeostasis can lead to various diseases and in some cases can be also related to cancer development. However, in addition to its physiological role, zinc can have beneficial therapeutic and preventive effects on infectious diseases and, compared to other metal-based drugs, Zn(II) complexes generally exert lower toxicity and offer few side effects. Zinc derivatives have been proposed as antitumor agents and, among the great number of zinc coordination complexes which have been described so far, this review focuses on the design, synthesis and biological studies of zinc complexes comprising N-donor ligands and that have been reported within the last five years.
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- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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- Medicinal Chemistry Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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- Chemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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Pignanelli J, Qian Z, Gu X, Ahamed MJ, Rondeau-Gagné S. Modulating the thermomechanical properties and self-healing efficiency of siloxane-based soft polymers through metal–ligand coordination. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01119c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An efficient strategy to modulate the thermomechanical properties and self-healing of soft polymers has been developed by rationally selecting the metal used for supramolecular crosslinking.
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- Julia Pignanelli
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Advanced Materials Centre of Research (AMCORe)
- University of Windsor
- Windsor
- Canada
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Center for Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- The University of Southern Mississippi
- Hattiesburg
- USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Center for Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- The University of Southern Mississippi
- Hattiesburg
- USA
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- Department of Mechanical
- Automotive and Materials Engineering
- University of Windsor
- Windsor
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Advanced Materials Centre of Research (AMCORe)
- University of Windsor
- Windsor
- Canada
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de Sousa IH, Campos VNS, Vale AAM, Maciel-Silva VL, Leite CM, Lopes AJO, Mourão PS, das Chagas Alves Lima F, Batista AA, de Azevedo Dos Santos APS, Almeida MAP, Pereira SRF. Ruthenium (II) complexes with N, O-chelating proline and threonine ligands cause selective cytotoxicity by the induction of genomic instability, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in breast and prostate tumor cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2019; 62:104679. [PMID: 31676337 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ruthenium complexes are being considered as novel chemotherapeutic alternatives for cancer treatment. In our study, we assessed the antitumoral activities of novel ruthenium complexes coupled to the amino acids proline (RuPro) and threonine (RuThr) in prostate tumor cell lines (DU145) and breast (MCF7), and normal cell lines of the lung fibroblast (GM07492A). Our results revealed that the EC50 of the complexes for DU145 and MCF7 was two times lower than that GM07492A. Moreover, RuPro and RuThr were not able to induce significant genomic instability, cell cycle arrest or cell death in GM07492A, but could induce DNA damage, arrest in G2/M and apoptosis in DU145 and MCF7. Furthermore, BAX, TP53 and ATM were found to be upregulated in DU145 and MCF7 treated with RuPro and RuThr, in which, a higher ASCT2 gene expression was also observed. Using molecular docking, RuPro and RuThr interact with ASCT2, suggesting that this transporter might have a pivotal role in the execution of their activities. Hence, our results with RuPro and RuThr are capable of selectively inducing genetic damage, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in DU145 and MCF7. We suggest that the selective action of the RuPro and RuThr complexes is related to the higher expression of ASCT2 in the tumor cells.
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- Israel Higino de Sousa
- Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology-BIONORTE, Federal University of Maranhão, Dom Delgado University City, 1966, CEP. 65085-580, São Luís, MA, Brazil; Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil; Laboratory of Immunology applied to Cancer, Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology-BIONORTE, Federal University of Maranhão, Dom Delgado University City, 1966, CEP. 65085-580, São Luís, MA, Brazil; Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil; Department of Chemistry and Biology, State University of Maranhão, Paul VI campus, CEP 65055970, São Luis, MA, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, CP 676, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil; Research Group in Computational Quantum Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Planning, State University of Piauí, GPQQ&PF/UESPI, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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- Research Group in Computational Quantum Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Planning, State University of Piauí, GPQQ&PF/UESPI, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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- Research Group in Computational Quantum Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Planning, State University of Piauí, GPQQ&PF/UESPI, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, CP 676, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Synthesis, crystal structure, redox property, and cytotoxic activity of a dinuclear cobalt(II) complex bearing a tetradentate benzimidazole ligand. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-019-02477-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Lechuga‐Islas V, Tlahuext H, Falcón‐León MP, Sánchez‐De Jesús F, Moo‐Puc RE, Chale‐Dzul JB, Tapia‐Benavides AR, Tlahuextl M. Regulating Noncovalent Interactions in Amino‐Amide–Copper Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201701332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Víctor Lechuga‐Islas
- Chemistry Department Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo 4.5, M. de la Reforma 42184 Pachuca‐Tulacingo Hgo México
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Av. Universidad 1001 62100 Cuernavaca Mor México
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- Chemistry Department Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo 4.5, M. de la Reforma 42184 Pachuca‐Tulacingo Hgo México
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- Área Académica de Ciencias de la Tierra y Materiales Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo 4.5, M. de la Reforma 42184 Pachuca‐Tulancingo Hgo México
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica Yucatán Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Calle 41439 97150 Mérida Yuc México
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- Laboratorio de Vigilancia e Investigación Epidemiológica Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Calle 41439 97150 Mérida Yuc México
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- Chemistry Department Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo 4.5, M. de la Reforma 42184 Pachuca‐Tulacingo Hgo México
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- Chemistry Department Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo 4.5, M. de la Reforma 42184 Pachuca‐Tulacingo Hgo México
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Magyari J, Barta Holló B, Vojinović-Ješić LS, Radanović MM, Armaković S, Armaković SJ, Molnár J, Kincses A, Gajdács M, Spengler G, Mészáros Szécsényi K. Interactions of Schiff base compounds and their coordination complexes with the drug cisplatin. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj00357b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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There is a complex interplay between the structural and other physicochemical properties of new compounds and the molecules in living organisms.
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Synthesis, structure, and photophysical properties of luminescent zinc and cadmium complexes containing 2-pyridyl-substituted pyrrolo[2,3- b ]quinoxaline. Polyhedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2017.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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