Ligand Design in Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Inorganic Chemistry ◽  
Ligand Design ◽  
Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry

Sixty Years Young: The Diverse Biological Activities of Metal Polypyridyl Complexes Pioneered by Francis P. Dwyer

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan L. Kilah ◽  
Eric Meggers
Keyword(s):  
Inorganic Chemistry ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Ruthenium Polypyridyl ◽  
Polypyridyl Complexes ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes ◽  
Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry ◽  
Sixtieth Anniversary

Sixty years ago, the Australian chemist Francis P. Dwyer pioneered the use of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as biologically active compounds. These chemically inert and configurationally stable complexes revealed an astonishing range of interesting biological activities, such as the inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, anti-cancer activity in vivo, and bacteriostatic/bacteriocidal action. This review commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of Dwyer and co-workers’ landmark 1952 publication, summarises their broader achievements in biological inorganic chemistry, and discusses the contribution of this work to the development of modern biological and medicinal inorganic chemistry.

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