Mechanistic insights into gold organometallic compounds and their biomedical applications

Jürgens, Sophie and Casini, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1599-9542 2017. Mechanistic insights into gold organometallic compounds and their biomedical applications. Chimia 71 (3) , pp. 92-101. 10.2533/chimia.2017.92

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Abstract

The application of gold in medicine can be traced back several thousand years and Au(i) compounds have been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis since the last century. Recently research into gold-based drugs for a number of human diseases has seen a renaissance due to their markedly different modes of action with respect to the classical platinum chemotherapeutic compounds. Within this research area, organometallic gold complexes have been particularly explored, mainly due to their higher stability in physiological conditions guaranteed by the presence of a direct Au–C bond. Thus, a number of compounds have been tested for their uses as anticancer, antibacterial, antiprotozoal as well as anti-HIV agents. In this review a selection of the main results obtained on the synthesis, chemical properties and biological activities of two of the most explored families of organometallics – Au(i) N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and cyclometalated Au(iii) compounds – are summarized. Their structure–activity relationships and modes of action at the cellular level are also discussed, which constitute the basis for future drug design.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biomedical applications, Gold organometallic compounds
Publisher:	Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft
ISSN:	0009-4293
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 March 2017
Date of Acceptance:	16 February 2017
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 13:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99479

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