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Contribution of H-Bonding to the Preference of Platinum Anti-Tumour Drugs for Particular Bases and Particular Cross-Links
Full text linkSteric Constraints Inside the Metal-Coordination Sphere as Revealed by Diastereotopic Splitting of Methylene Protons
No full textReaction of cis- and trans-dichlorotetra(dimethylsulfoxide)ruthenium(II) with the antiviral drug acyclovir
Full text linkCationic Complexes of Platinum(II) Containing Olefins: A Type of Highly Electrophilic Substrate
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Trans-Platinum Complexes in Cancer Therapy
No full textThe research of new platinum drugs active towards cisplatin refractory/resistant tumors has been mostly focussed on compounds with cis geometry because transplatin, the trans-isomer of cisplatin, is inactive. It is widely accepted that transplatin inactivity stems from two major factors: i) the kinetic instability promoting its deactivation and ii) the formation of DNA adducts characterized by a regioselectivity and a stereochemistry different from those of cisplatin. However, several exceptions to the general rule that the presence of two leaving groups in cis positions is necessary for antitumor activity of platinum complexes, have been reported. Substitution of transplatin ammine ligands by aromatic N-donor heterocycles, branched aliphatic amines, or imino ligands has lead to compounds with relevant in vitro tumor cell growth inhibitory potency, often active towards cisplatin refractory/resistant tumor cells, and in some cases endowed with significant activity also in vivo. From a mechanistic point of view, substitution of bulky ligands for ammines can retard substitution of the two chloride ligands, thus reducing the kinetic instability of the trans-platinum compounds. On the other hand, the formation of DNA adducts qualitatively and quantitatively different from those of cisplatin strongly supports the hypothesis that antitumor-active trans-platinum complexes can have a different spectrum of activity. It is hoped that the increasing knowledge of the biochemical and cellular processes underlying the antitumor-activity of trans-platinum complexes will foster their clinical development
Platinum complexes with one monodentate ligand (1-methylbenzimidazole or antiviral ribavirin) flanked by two cis-NMe2 groups: informative models for assessing interligand interactions
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