Thiolato gold(i) complexes containing water-soluble phosphane ligands: A characterization of their chemical and biological properties

Elena Vergara, Elena Cerrada, Catherine Clavel, Angela Casini, Mariano Laguna

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Abstract

A series of thiolate gold(i) derivatives bearing water soluble phosphanes - namely sodium triphenylphosphane monosulfonate (TPPMS), sodium triphenylphosphane trisulfonate (TPPTS), 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) and 3,7-diacetyl-1,3,7-triaza-5-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (DAPTA) - is reported and the compounds studied for their luminescence properties in the solid state. Two of these derivatives, [Au(SMe 2pyrim)(PTA)] and [Au(SBenzoxazole)(DAPTA)], are also structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Strong antiproliferative effects are observed for most of the compounds in the human ovarian carcinoma cell lines (A2780/S) and its cisplatin-resistant variant (A2780/R), which depend on both the type of thiolate and phosphane ligands. ICP-MS studies were also performed to evaluate the influence of the gold uptake on the cytotoxic potency of the compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10927-10935
Number of pages9
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume40
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

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