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Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Investigations of Half-Sandwich Ruthenium(II) Complexes Containing Benzimidazole Moiety

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MOLECULES
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010040

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ruthenium complexes; structural and spectroscopic studies; electrochemistry; X-ray diffraction; antibacterial and antibiofilm activity; molecular docking studies

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This study reports the synthesis and characterization of arene ruthenium complexes containing benzimidazole moiety, which have promising antimicrobial and anticancer activity. The compounds were characterized by various analytical techniques and their molecular structures were determined. Biological studies showed that the complexes exhibit bacteriostatic activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 strain and are non-toxic to normal cells.
Half-sandwich Ru(II) complexes belong to group of biologically active metallo-compounds with promising antimicrobial and anticancer activity. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of arene ruthenium complexes containing benzimidazole moiety, namely, [(eta(6)-p-cymene)RuCl(bimCOO)] (1) and [(eta(6)-p-cymene)RuCl2(bim)] (2) (where bimCOO = benzimidazole-2-carboxylate and bim = 1-H-benzimidazole). The compounds were characterized by H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, IR, UV-vis and CV. Molecular structures of the complexes were determined by SC-XRD analysis, and the results indicated the presence of a pseudo-tetrahedral (piano stool) geometry. Interactions in the crystals of the Ru complexes using the Hirshfeld surface analysis were also examined. In addition, the biological studies of the complexes, such as antimicrobial assays (against planktonic and adherent microbes), cytotoxicity and lipophilicity, were performed. Antibacterial activity of the complexes was evaluated against S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa PAO1 and LES B58. Cytotoxic activity was tested against primary human fibroblasts and adenocarcinoma human alveolar basal epithelial cells. Obtained biological results show that the ruthenium compounds have bacteriostatic activity toward Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 strain and are not toxic to normal cells. A molecular docking study was applied as a predictive source of information about the plausibility of examined structures binding with HSA as a transporting system.

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