Metal-Ligand Exchange Kinetics in Platinum and Ruthenium Complexes
Author: Reedijk, Jan
Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 52, Number 1, January 2008 , pp. 2-11(10)
Publisher: Johnson Matthey
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Abstract:
Metal coordination compounds with 'slow' metal-ligand exchange rates, comparable to those of cell division processes, often appear to be highly active in killing cancer cell lines. This is particularly marked in platinum and ruthenium complexes. Classical examples such as cisplatin, as well as very recent examples from the author's and other work, will be discussed in detail, and in the context of the current knowledge of the mechanism of antitumour action. It is shown that even though much is known about the molecular mechanism of action of cisplatin, many challenging questions are left for future research. For the ruthenium anticancer drugs molecular mechanistic studies are only at the beginning. Mechanistic studies on both platinum and ruthenium compounds have, however, opened many new avenues of research that may lead to the design of completely new drugs.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1595/147106708X255987
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