Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”

This paper describes synthesis, characterization (NMR, FT-IR, microanalysis, and X-ray crystallography), in vitro anticancer activity of ortho/para-xylyl linked bis-imidazolium salts (4-5) and respective dinuclear Ag(I) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes (6-7). All the compounds were tested for...

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Main Authors: Rosenani A. Haque, Siti Fatimah Nasri, Muhammad Adnan Iqbal, Sawsan S. Al-Rawi, Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed, A. M. S. Abdul Majid
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Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/804683
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author Rosenani A. Haque
Siti Fatimah Nasri
Muhammad Adnan Iqbal
Sawsan S. Al-Rawi
Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari
Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed
A. M. S. Abdul Majid
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Siti Fatimah Nasri
Muhammad Adnan Iqbal
Sawsan S. Al-Rawi
Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari
Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed
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description This paper describes synthesis, characterization (NMR, FT-IR, microanalysis, and X-ray crystallography), in vitro anticancer activity of ortho/para-xylyl linked bis-imidazolium salts (4-5) and respective dinuclear Ag(I) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes (6-7). All the compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against human colorectal cancer (HCT 116) and breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines. According to cell viability measurements using MTT assay, all the complexes (6-7) showed a dose-dependent cytotoxic activity against both the cell lines, whereas respective salts (4-5) proved to be inactive. The complexes (6-7) demonstrated significant activity with IC50 values range 5.6–20.3 μM for HCT 116 and 1.12–6.38 μM for MCF-7. 5-Fluorouracil was used as standard drug (IC50 = 5.9 μM) for HCT 116, whereas tamoxifen was used as standard drug for MCF-7 (IC50 = 14 μM) cell line.
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spelling doaj-art-ee58a36d7a9440b59f2d9c3a47a43d592025-02-03T01:30:38ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/804683804683Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”Rosenani A. Haque0Siti Fatimah Nasri1Muhammad Adnan Iqbal2Sawsan S. Al-Rawi3Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari4Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed5A. M. S. Abdul Majid6The School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Penang, MalaysiaThe School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Penang, MalaysiaThe School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Penang, MalaysiaEMAN Research and Testing Laboratory, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Penang, MalaysiaEMAN Research and Testing Laboratory, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Penang, MalaysiaEMAN Research and Testing Laboratory, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Penang, MalaysiaEMAN Research and Testing Laboratory, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800 Penang, MalaysiaThis paper describes synthesis, characterization (NMR, FT-IR, microanalysis, and X-ray crystallography), in vitro anticancer activity of ortho/para-xylyl linked bis-imidazolium salts (4-5) and respective dinuclear Ag(I) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes (6-7). All the compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against human colorectal cancer (HCT 116) and breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines. According to cell viability measurements using MTT assay, all the complexes (6-7) showed a dose-dependent cytotoxic activity against both the cell lines, whereas respective salts (4-5) proved to be inactive. The complexes (6-7) demonstrated significant activity with IC50 values range 5.6–20.3 μM for HCT 116 and 1.12–6.38 μM for MCF-7. 5-Fluorouracil was used as standard drug (IC50 = 5.9 μM) for HCT 116, whereas tamoxifen was used as standard drug for MCF-7 (IC50 = 14 μM) cell line.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/804683
spellingShingle Rosenani A. Haque
Siti Fatimah Nasri
Muhammad Adnan Iqbal
Sawsan S. Al-Rawi
Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafari
Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed
A. M. S. Abdul Majid
Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”
Journal of Chemistry
title Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”
title_full Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”
title_fullStr Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”
title_short Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Bis-Imidazolium Salts and Respective Dinuclear Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: In Vitro Anticancer Studies against “Human Colon Cancer” and “Breast Cancer”
title_sort synthesis characterization and crystal structures of bis imidazolium salts and respective dinuclear ag i n heterocyclic carbene complexes in vitro anticancer studies against human colon cancer and breast cancer
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/804683
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