@article{
author = "Eshkourfu, Rabia and Čobeljić, Božidar and Vujčić, Miroslava and Turel, Iztok and Pevec, Andrej and Sepcic, Kristina and Zec, Manja and Radulovic, Sinisa and Srdic-Radic, Tatjana and Mitić, Dragana and Anđelković, Katarina and Sladić, Dušan",
year = "2011",
abstract = "A novel dinuclear cobalt(III) complex with the condensation product of 2-acetylpyridine and malonic acid dihydrazide, N',N'(2)-bis[(1E)-1-(2-pyridyl)ethylidene]propanedihydrazide was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopy (NMR and infrared), and X-ray crystal analysis. The complex showed a moderate activity towards Artemia salina. The highest cytotoxic potential of the complex was observed on the epithelial breast cancer (MDA-361) cell line. The investigated complex induced apoptosis, the early apoptotic cells comprising 28.18%, compared to 5.64% of control cells in the same phase. The interaction of the complex with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) was monitored by blue shift and hyperchromism in the UV-vis spectra. The observed intrinsic binding constant (K(b) = 4.2 x 10(5) M(-1)) together with structural analysis of the complex indicate the groove binding.",
publisher = "Elsevier Science Inc, New York",
journal = "Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry",
title = "Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxic activity and DNA binding properties of the novel dinuclear cobalt(III) complex with the condensation product of 2-acetylpyridine and malonic acid dihydrazide",
volume = "105",
number = "9",
pages = "1196-1203",
doi = "10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.05.024"
}