Research Article

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

Table 4

IC50 values of HL thiosemicarbazone and complexes 16 toward MDCK, HL-60, HeLa, BxPC-3, and RD cell lines.

CompoundMDCKHL-60HeLaBxPC-3RD
IC50, μMIC50, μMSIaIC50, μMSIaIC50, μMSIaIC50, μMSIa

HL>1000.30 ± 0.02>300>100>1001.10 ± 0.03>90
[Zn(H2O) (L)Cl] (1)38.5 ± 4.00.20 ± 0.031931.4 ± 0.32810.0 ± 0.33.90.06 ± 0.01640
[Cu(L)Cl] (2)3.0 ± 0.40.10 ± 0.06300.40 ± 0.037.50.05 ± 0.02600.13 ± 0.0223
[Cu(L)Br] (3)6.2 ± 1.40.10 ± 0.04620.30 ± 0.03210.06 ± 0.011030.2 ± 0.131
[Cu2L2(CH3COO)2]·4H2O (4)2.0 ± 0.20.10 ± 0.02200.20 ± 0.02100.02 ± 0.011000.05 ± 0.0140
[Ni(HL)2]Cl2·H2O (5)>1000.09 ± 0.01>1000>1003.6 ± 0.9>272.9 ± 0.4>34
[Co(L)2]Cl (6)>100>102.5 ± 0.5>404.1 ± 0.5>24>100
Doxorubicin7.1 ± 0.30.2 ± 0.135.510.0 ± 0.40.713.7 ± 0.31.916.2 ± 0.60.44

aSI–selectivity index.