title: Synthesis, molecular structure and evaluation of new organometallic ruthenium anticancer agents.
abstract: A number of new ruthenium compounds have been synthesised, isolated and characterised, which exhibit excellent cytotoxicity against a number of different human tumour cell lines including a defined cisplatin resistant cell line and colon cancer cell lines. Addition of hydrophobic groups to the ruthenium molecules has a positive effect on the cytotoxicity values. Evidence is provided that, after incubation of a ruthenium compound with a 46 mer oligonucleotide duplex and subsequent nuclease treatment, ruthenium is bound to a guanine residue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Camm
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Sokkary
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gott
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Stockley
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Belyaeva
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D012428:Ruthenium