Structure-activity relationship studies of antiplasmodial cyclometallated ruthenium(II), rhodium(III) and iridium(III) complexes of 2-phenylbenzimidazoles
作者:Laa-iqa Rylands、Athi Welsh、Keletso Maepa、Tameryn Stringer、Dale Taylor、Kelly Chibale、Gregory S. Smith
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.10.019
日期:2019.1
structure-activity relationships, a series of 2-phenylbenzimidazoles and their corresponding Ru(II), Ir(III) and Rh(III) cyclometallated complexes were synthesised and evaluated for antiplasmodial activity against the chloroquine-sensitive (NF54) strain of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Selected metal complexes were further screened against the multidrug-resistant (K1) strain. In general, the