Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is emerging as a significant complementary or alternative approach for cancer treatment. PDT drugs act as photosensitisers, which upon using appropriate wavelength light and in the presence of molecular oxygen, can lead to...
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major human health threats, with significant impacts on the global economy. Antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective as drug-resistance spreads, imposing an urgent need for new and innovative antimicrob...
The use of metal-based complexes is currently taking centre stage in the field of nanomedicine for the treatment and control of various ailments. Rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes have frequently been evaluated in vitro for their anticancer activities...
This work reports the synthesis and characterization of a novel rhenium(I) complex incorporating a phosphorus–nitrogen (P,N) ligand. The compound crystallizes in a distorted octahedral geometry, as confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction...
The Click-to-Chelate approach is a highly efficient strategy for the radiolabeling of molecules of medicinal interest with technetium and rhenium-tricarbonyl cores. Reaction of azide-functionalized molecules with alkyne prochelators by the Cu(I)-cata...
The synthesis, characterization, structural and computational studies of Re(I) tricarbonyl bromo complexes bearing alkyl-substituted 1,4-diazabutadiene ligands, [Re(CO)3(1,4-DAB)Br], where 1,4-DAB = N,N-bis(2,4-dimethylbenzene)-1,4-diazabutadiene, 2,...
Organometallic compounds are increasingly recognized as promising anticancer and antibiotic drug candidates. Among the transition metal ions investigated for these purposes, rhenium occupies a special role. Its tri- and dicarbonyl complexes, in parti...
The reaction of rhenium α-diimine (N-N) tricarbonyl complexes with nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate yields the corresponding dicarbonyl-nitrosyl [Re(CO)2(NO)(N-N)X]+ species (where X = halide). The complexes, accessible in a single step in good yield, a...
The excellent π-accepting azodicarboxylic esters adcOR (R = Et, iPr, tBu, Bn (CH2-C6H5) and Ph) and the piperidinyl amide derivative adcpip were used as bridging chelate ligands in dinuclear Re(CO)3 complexes [{Re(CO)3Cl}2(µ-adcOR)] and [{Re...
Globally, cancer is the second (to cardiovascular diseases) leading cause of death. Regardless of various efforts (i.e., finance, research, and workforce) to advance novel cancer theranostics (diagnosis and therapy), there have been few successful at...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical global health threat by rendering existing antibiotics ineffective against infections, leading to increased mortality, prolonged illnesses, and higher healthcare costs. Developing new antibiotics is ess...
The rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complex fac-[Re(CO)3(5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro-1,10-phenanthroline)Br] (ReL) has previously demonstrated promising luminescent properties, enabling its direct application as a probe for walled cells such as Candida albicans and...
Current tumor diagnostics rely on fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET imaging, but FDG’s short half-life and high cost limit its widespread use. Infrared (IR) probes are emerging as non-radioactive alternatives to conventional tracers for tissue secti...
The ‘wire-like’ acetylenic moiety is an important building block in organic and coordination chemistry that can facilitate electron transfer in donor–acceptor compounds, contributing to the enhancement of their photophysical propert...
The synthesis and structural characterization of new “2+1” mixed ligand fac-[Re(CO)3(OO)(L)] and Re(CO)2(OO)(L)2 complexes are reported herein. Maltol and kojic acid were chosen as bidentate OO ligands, while imidazole, isocyanocyclohexan...
Τhe Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) 6-amino-4-[(3-bromophenyl) amino]quinazoline was derivatized with 6-bromohexanoyl-chloride and coupled with the tridentate chelating agents N-(2-pyridylmethyl) aminoethyl a...
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The interest in organometallic complexes as anticancer drug candidates continues to be pivotal for many researchers. Initially underestimated for their therapeutic potentials, rhenium compl...
Infrared spectroscopy has drawn considerable interest in biological applications, but the measurement of live cells is impeded by the attenuation of infrared light in water. Metasurface-enhanced infrared reflection spectroscopy (MEIRS) had been shown...
The traceless Staudinger ligation with its two variants is a powerful biorthogonal conjugation method not only for the connection of biomolecules, but also for the introduction of fluorescence- or radiolabels under mild reaction conditions. Herein, t...
Anthraquinones are molecules with numerous biological properties that can act as DNA intercalators and topoisomerase IIa inhibitors. In this work, the development of technetium-99m radiotracers was pursued via the technetium-tricarbonyl “2 + 1&...
Background/Objectives: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays a vital role in cell proliferation and survival, with its overexpression linked to various malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although EGFR tyrosine kinase...
Systemic toxicity and severe side effects are commonly associated with anticancer chemotherapies. New strategies based on enhanced drug selectivity and targeted delivery to cancer cells while leaving healthy tissue undamaged can reduce the global pat...
Organometallic complexes of fac-tricarbonylrhenium have been shown to exhibit anticancer properties. Anthrapyrazole anticancer agents act as DNA intercalators and topoisomerase IIα inhibitors, leading to double-strand breaks (DBS) and cell cycl...