Abstract
Organometallic Ru(II), Os(II) and Rh(III) complexes of lapachol induce apoptosis in human tumour cell lines in the low μM range by a mode of action involving oxidative stress, especially in the case of the ruthenium compound.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3348-50 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 32 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- Amino Acids/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Coordination Complexes/chemistry
- Guanine/analogs & derivatives
- Humans
- Naphthoquinones/chemistry
- Osmium/chemistry
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Rhodium/chemistry
- Ruthenium/chemistry