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Medicinal and Biological Chemistry of Alkynylgold Complexes

Subject Area Pharmacy
Biological and Biomimetic Chemistry
Term from 2013 to 2023
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 240296617
 
Final Report Year 2024

Final Report Abstract

Gold and its complexes have been used in medicine since ancient times and have been applied in modern medicine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis for several decades. Current research focuses on the application of gold species for other diseases, such as cancer. The overarching goal of the project was to establish a new class of gold anticancer metallodrug candidates, which is based on an alkyne as ligand that is supposed to increase the stability of the complexes. Within the scope of the project alkynylgold(I) complexes with phosphane or N-heterocyclic carbene secondary ligands were investigated. For both types structure-activity-relationships as anticancer agents were established, thioredoxin reductase was confirmed as a relevant molecular target, and important properties in preclinical research, such as the stability in solution, were studied. For both types a lead compound was identified and strong antitumoral activity was observed in-vivo in a mouse xenograft model. The obtained results provide the basis for a better understanding of the potential of alkynylgold compounds as prospective cancer chemotherapeutics.

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