Research Article

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Thermal and Cytotoxicity Studies of Cr(III), Ru(III), Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) Complexes of Schiff Base Derived from 5-Hydroxymethylfuran-2-carbaldehyde

Table 8

Cytotoxicities (IC50, μM) of the Schiff base ligand and its complexe.

Compound MCF-7A-549

Ligand
Cr(III) complex
Ru(III) complex
Mn(II) complex
Co(II) complex
Ni(II) complex
Cu(II) complex
Zn(II) complex
Cisplatin

IC50: concentration of the drug required to inhibit growth of 50% of the cancer cells (μM). The data are mean ± SD of three replicates each.