Computational Exploration of the Mechanism of Action of a Sorafenib-Containing Ruthenium Complex as an Anticancer Agent for Photoactivated Chemotherapy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structural and Electronic Properties
2.2. Photodynamic Processes
2.3. Sorafenib Release Mechanism
2.4. Interaction of Ru-2H2O with DNA
3. Methods
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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[Ru]+ | 3[Ru]+ | O2 | |
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VEA a | −2.49 | −4.52 | −2.09 |
VIP a | 5.17 | 3.13 | - |
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Barretta, P.; Ponte, F.; Escudero, D.; Mazzone, G. Computational Exploration of the Mechanism of Action of a Sorafenib-Containing Ruthenium Complex as an Anticancer Agent for Photoactivated Chemotherapy. Molecules 2024, 29, 4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184298
Barretta P, Ponte F, Escudero D, Mazzone G. Computational Exploration of the Mechanism of Action of a Sorafenib-Containing Ruthenium Complex as an Anticancer Agent for Photoactivated Chemotherapy. Molecules. 2024; 29(18):4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184298
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarretta, Pierraffaele, Fortuna Ponte, Daniel Escudero, and Gloria Mazzone. 2024. "Computational Exploration of the Mechanism of Action of a Sorafenib-Containing Ruthenium Complex as an Anticancer Agent for Photoactivated Chemotherapy" Molecules 29, no. 18: 4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184298
APA StyleBarretta, P., Ponte, F., Escudero, D., & Mazzone, G. (2024). Computational Exploration of the Mechanism of Action of a Sorafenib-Containing Ruthenium Complex as an Anticancer Agent for Photoactivated Chemotherapy. Molecules, 29(18), 4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184298