Issue 34, 2011

Therapeutic applications of gold complexes: lipophilic gold(iii) cations and gold(i) complexes for anti-cancer treatment

Abstract

Gold and its complexes have long been known to display unique biological and medicinal properties. Extensive cell-based (in vitro) and animal (in vivo) studies have revealed the potent anti-cancer activities of diverse classes of gold(I) and gold(III) complexes. Most of the reported anti-cancer active gold complexes are highly cytotoxic and unstable under physiological conditions, which hamper their development to be launched clinically. Several clinical reports showed that lipophilic organic cations are promising anti-cancer drug candidates targeting to mitochondria. Through metal–ligand coordination, gold(I) and gold(III) ions can form stable lipophilic cations containing organic ligands having tunable lipophilicity and diverse functionalities. The present highlight summarizes the recent development of lipophilic gold(III) cations and gold(I) complexes with promising anti-cancer activities.

Graphical abstract: Therapeutic applications of gold complexes: lipophilic gold(iii) cations and gold(i) complexes for anti-cancer treatment

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
14 Feb 2011
Accepted
18 May 2011
First published
14 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 9554-9560

Therapeutic applications of gold complexes: lipophilic gold(III) cations and gold(I) complexes for anti-cancer treatment

C. Che and R. W. Sun, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9554 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10860C

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