Book of Abstracts - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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P-21<br />
ISBOMC `10 5.7 – 9.7. 2010 <strong>Ruhr</strong>-<strong>Universität</strong> <strong>Bochum</strong><br />
Antiproliferative Activity <strong>of</strong> Cationic and Neutral Heterobimetallic<br />
Ferrocene-(Vinyl)Ru(CO)Cl(P i Pr3)2 Complexes<br />
Konrad Kowalski, *a Ingo Ott, *b Rainer. F. Winter, c and Ronald Gust d<br />
a University <strong>of</strong> Łódź, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Chemistry, Department <strong>of</strong> Organic Chemistry, Tamka 12, 91-403<br />
Łódź, Poland. b Technische <strong>Universität</strong> Braunschweig, Institute <strong>of</strong> Pharmaceutical Chemistry,<br />
Beethovenstraße 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany. c <strong>Universität</strong> der Regensburg, Institut für<br />
Anorganische Chemie, <strong>Universität</strong>sstraße 31, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany. d Freie <strong>Universität</strong><br />
Berlin, Institute <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy, Königin-Luise-Str. 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany.<br />
E-mail: kondor15@wp.pl<br />
Recently, some <strong>of</strong> us reported 1 on the mixed ferrocene ruthenium organometallic species 1 and 2 with<br />
the main focus on measuring the degree <strong>of</strong> electron delocalization in mixed-valent 2 and its medium<br />
dependence. In the bioorganometallic chemistry field the cytotoxic activity <strong>of</strong> some ferrocenium salts<br />
and the lack <strong>of</strong> activity <strong>of</strong> the corresponding ferrocenes is well known 2 . On the other hand the<br />
anticancer activity <strong>of</strong> mixed ferrocene/ruthenium complexes has been recently reported 3 . Considering<br />
these data, complexes 1 and 2 along with their monometallic counterparts 3-8 have been subjected<br />
toward biological studies 4 . Antiproliferative activity <strong>of</strong> 1-8 was carried out in HT-29 colon carcinoma<br />
and MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Both bimetallic derivatives 1 and 2 exhibited IC50 values between 4.8<br />
μM and 16.8 μM. These values are within the range <strong>of</strong> common cytostatics such as cisplatin and 5fluorouracil<br />
investigated as control in the same assay. In addition our tests show higher<br />
antiproliferative activity <strong>of</strong> cationic 2 than <strong>of</strong> neutral 1. In order to rationalize this observation the<br />
cellular uptake <strong>of</strong> 1, 2 and 4 was determined by measurement <strong>of</strong> the ruthenium content <strong>of</strong> cells<br />
exposed to the complexes by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Unexpectedly, the cellular uptake <strong>of</strong><br />
cationic 2 exceeded those <strong>of</strong> neutral 1 and were comparable to those exhibited by 4. This results<br />
suggest that 2 might be effectively transported across cellular lipid membranes by an active transporter<br />
system. Such a transporter systems are known to be crucial factors for cellular metal biodistribution.<br />
However, they haven’t been identified for any cationic ferrocenes yet.<br />
Fe<br />
P i Pr 3<br />
Ru<br />
P i Pr 3<br />
Cl<br />
CO<br />
Fe<br />
PiPr +<br />
3<br />
Ru<br />
P i Pr 3<br />
Cl<br />
CO<br />
PF 6 -<br />
1 2 3<br />
79<br />
Fe<br />
R<br />
R = -OCH 3<br />
-F<br />
-CF 3<br />
-N(CH 3) 2<br />
-CHO<br />
Acknowledgements: KK is grateful to the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung for a research<br />
fellowship at the group <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. R. F. Winter, University <strong>of</strong> Regensburg<br />
References<br />
1. K. Kowalski, M. Linseis, R. F. Winter, M. Zabel, S. Záliš, H. Kelm,; H-J. Krüger, B. Sarkar, W.<br />
Kaim, Organometallics 2009, 28, 4196.<br />
2. G. Tabbi, G. Cassino, G. Cavigiolio, D. Colangelo, A. Ghiglia, I Viano, D. Osella, J. Med. Chem.<br />
2002, 45, 5786.<br />
3. M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, P. Stepnicka, W.H. Ang, P. J. Dyson, Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47,<br />
578.<br />
4. I. Ott, K. Kowalski, R. Gust, J. Maurer, P. Mücke, R.F. Winter, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2010, 20,<br />
866-869.<br />
P i Pr 3<br />
Ru<br />
P i Pr 3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
Cl<br />
CO