Letters in Drug Design & Discovery

Author(s): S. M. Fiuza, A. M. Amado, Paulo J. Oliveira, Vilma A. Sardao, L. A.E.B. de Carvalho and M. P.M. Marques

DOI: 10.2174/157018006776286989

Pt(II) vs Pd(II) Polyamine Complexes as New Anticancer Drugs: A Structure- Activity Study

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Abstract

Two homologous trinuclear polyamine chelates with either Pt(II) (Ia) or Pd(II) (Ib) were screened for their anticancer properties. Their growth-inhibition activity towards a human tongue epithelioma (HSC-3) was assessed in vitro, and the effect of the cation alteration was determined (IC50 =32 μM for Ib vs 66 μM for Ia).

Keywords: Pt(II), Pd(II), spermidine, anticancer drugs, squamous tongue epithelioma