Anticancer and Antibiotic Rhenium Tri- and Dicarbonyl Complexes: Current Research and Future Perspectives
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- Schindler, Kevin ORCID University of Fribourg
- Zobi, Fabio ORCID University of Fribourg
- 2022
Published in:
- Molecules. - Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. - 2022, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 1-25
English
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 particular, attract continuous attention due to their relative ease of preparation, stability and unique photophysical and luminescent properties that allow the combination of diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, thereby permitting, e.g., molecules to be tracked within cells. In this review, we discuss the anticancer and antibiotic properties of rhenium tri- and dicarbonyl complexes described in the last seven years, mainly in terms of their structural variations and in vitro efficacy. Given the abundant literature available, the focus is initially directed on tricarbonyl complexes of rhenium. Dicarbonyl species of the metal ion, which are slowly gaining momentum, are discussed in the second part in terms of future perspective for the possible developments in the field.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Chimie
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Chemistry
- License
- CC BY
- Open access status
- gold
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.3390/molecules27020539
- ISSN 1420-3049
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/330408
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