Title |
New dicoumarol sodium compound: crystal structure, theoretical study and tumoricidal activity against osteoblast cancer cells
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Published in |
BMC Chemistry, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-153x-7-110 |
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Authors |
Sadia Rehman, Muhammad Ikram, Ajmal Khan, Soyoung Min, Effat Azad, Thomas S Hofer, KH Mok, Robert J Baker, Alexander J Blake, Saeed Ur Rehman |
Abstract |
Enormous interest had been paid to the coordination chemistry of alkali and alkaline metal ions because of their role inside body viz; their Li(+)/Na(+) exchange inside the cell lead to different diseases like neuropathy, hypertension, microalbuminuria, cardiac and vascular hypertrophy, obesity, and insulin resistance. It has been presumed that alkali metal ions (whether Na(+) or K(+)) coordinated to chelating ligands can cross the hydrophobic cell membrane easily and can function effectively for depolarizing the ion difference. This unique function was utilized for bacterial cell death in which K(+) has been found coordinated valinomycin (antibiotic). |
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