(Benzyl isocyanide)gold(I) pyrimidine‐2‐thiolate complex: Synthesis and biological activity
Document Type
Article - Abstract Only
Publication Date
1-11-2018
Keywords
X-ray diffraction method, salt metathesis reaction, cancer cells
Abstract
The reaction of [(Me2S)AuCl] with an equimolar amount of benzyl isocyanide (PhCH2NC) ligand led to the formation of complex [(PhCH2NC)AuCl] (1). The solid‐state structure of 1 was determined using the X‐ray diffraction method. Through a salt metathesis reaction, the chloride ligand in 1 was replaced by pyrimidine‐2‐thiolate (SpyN−) to afford the complex [(PhCH2NC)Au(η1‐S‐Spy)] (2), which was characterized spectroscopically. The cytotoxic activities of 1 and 2 were evaluated against three human cancer cell lines: ovarian carcinoma (SKOV3), lung carcinoma (A549) and breast carcinoma (MCF‐7). Complex 2 showed higher cytotoxicity than cisplatin against SKOV3 and MCF‐7 cancer cell lines. It showed a strong anti‐proliferative activity with IC50 of 7.80, 6.26 and 6.14 μM, compared with that measured for cisplatin which was 7.62, 12.36 and 11.47 μM, against A549, SKOV3 and MCF‐7 cell lines, respectively. The induction of cellular apoptosis by 2 was also studied on MCF‐7 cell line. Our results indicated that 2 could induce apoptosis in cancerous cells in a dose‐dependent manner.
Citation
Fereidoonnezhad, M., Shahsavari, H. R., Lotfi, E., Babaghasabha, M., Fakhri, M., Faghih, Z., Faghih, Z., & Beyzavi, M. H. (2018). (Benzyl isocyanide)gold(I) pyrimidine‐2‐thiolate complex: Synthesis and biological activity. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 32 (3) https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.4200