Research Article

Synthesis of Amino Acid Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs In Vitro

Table 2

IC50 values (μM) of complexes 1, 2, and 3 against human cell lines.a

ComplexMCF-7SGC-7901Eca-109HepG2HSF

Trp + sal + Ni + phen (1)75.75 ± 0.4133.99 ± 2.5023.95 ± 2.54>80.0060.94 ± 1.76
Trp + o-van + Ni + phen (2)16.09 ± 1.3215.69 ± 1.4618.14 ± 2.3947.29 ± 0.3523.91 ± 0.74
Trp + naph + Ni + phen (3)23.74 ± 0.5524.29 ± 0.9521.89 ± 3.1928.11 ± 1.3432.54 ± 1.98
L1>80.00>80.00>80.00>80.00——
L2>80.00>80.00>80.00>80.00——
L3>80.0042.70 ± 1.1348.36 ± 4.99>80.00——
Ni (CH3COO)2>80.0041.35 ± 0.8743.51 ± 1.34>80.00——
Cisplatin12.34 ± 0.7511.73 ± 1.4511.87 ± 0.1913.94 ± 0.5817.13 ± 1.31

aCell viability was determined by MTT assay after treatment for 48 h.