Naphthalimide gold(I) phosphine complexes as anticancer metallodrugs

Christoph P Bagowski1, Ya You, Heike Scheffler

  • 1Department of Integrative Zoology, Institute of Biology, University of Leiden, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands.

Summary

New gold(I) phosphine complexes with naphthalimide ligands show strong anticancer activity and antiangiogenic effects. These compounds increase cellular gold uptake and exhibit promising potential for cancer drug development.