Research Article

Synthesis, Structure, and Biologic Activity of Some Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, and Zinc Complexes with 2-Formylpyridine N4-Allylthiosemicarbazone

Table 3

Antiproliferative activities of some synthesized compounds on human leukemia HL‐60 cell line at three concentrations.

CompoundInhibition of cell proliferation, (%)IC50, μM
10 μM1 μM0.1 μM

HL100.3 ± 2.299.6 ± 0.41.8 ± 0.10.30 ± 0.02
HLa6.1 ± 0.31.5 ± 0.50.9 ± 0.2
HLb10.1 ± 0.59.4 ± 0.62.3 ± 0.4
[Zn(H2O) (L)Cl] (1)102.4 ± 1.1101.1 ± 3.73.0 ± 0.40.20 ± 0.03
[Cu(L)Cl] (2)99.4 ± 0.699.2 ± 0.240.2 ± 2.80.10 ± 0.06
[Cu(L)Br] (3)100.0 ± 0.1100.0 ± 0.324.5 ± 1.90.10 ± 0.04
[Cu2L2(CH3COO)2]·4H2O (4)100.0 ± 0.299.8 ± 0.232.0 ± 2.30.10 ± 0.02
[Ni(HL)2]Cl2·H2O (5)108.5 ± 0.594.9 ± 0.754.5 ± 1.10.09 ± 0.01
[Co(L)2]Cl (6)24.1 ± 0.66.9 ± 1.74.1 ± 0.3>10
Doxorubicin95.0 ± 0.692.9 ± 0.716.5 ± 1.80.2 ± 0.1