JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY, vol.141, pp.55-57, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
The new platinum(II) complexes cis-[Pt(sac)(2)(NH3)(2)] (sac = saccharinate) and cis-[Pt(tsac)(2)(NH3)(2)] (tsac = thiosaccharinate) have been prepared, the X-ray crystal structure of cis-[Pt(sac)(2)(NH3)(2)]center dot H2O reveals that both saccharinate anions are N-bound in a cis-arrangement being inequivalent in both the solid-state and in solution at room temperature. Preliminary anti-cancer activity has been assessed against A549 human alveolar type-II like cell lines with the thiosaccharinate complex showing good activity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.