New (VO)-O-IV-complexes for oxidative desulfurization of refractory sulfur compounds in fuel: synthesis, structure, reactivity trend and mechanistic studies
DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 48, 16687-16704 11 2019
Tendai O. Dembaremba , Isabel Correia , Eric C. Hosten , Maxim L. Kuznetsov , Wilhelmus J. Gerber , J.C. Pessoa , Adeniyi S. Ogunlaja , Zenixole R. Tshentu

New strong extrafunctionalizable tris(3,4-HP) and bis(3,4-HP) metal sequestering agents: synthesis, solution and in vivo metal chelation
DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 48, 16167-16183 11 2019
Valeria M. Nurchi , Rosita Cappai , Karam Chand , Sílvia Chaves , Lurdes Gano , G. Crisponi , M. Peana , M. Antonietta Zoroddu , M. Amélia Santos

Cu(II) complexes derived from N-carboxymethyl and N-carboxyethyl amino acids as catalysts for asymmetric oxidative coupling of 2-naphthol
MOLECULAR CATALYSIS, 475, 10 2019
Pedro Adão , Carlos M. Teixeira , M Fernanda NN Carvalho , Maxim L. Kuznetsov , Clara S. B. Gomes , J.C. Pessoa

Exploring the cytotoxic activity of new phenanthroline salicylaldimine Zn(II) complexes
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY, 198, 9 2019
Cristina P. Matos , Yemataw Addis , Patrique Nunes , Sonia Barroso , Irina Alho , Marta Martins , A. P. Alves de Matos , Fernanda Marques , Isabel Cavaco , J.C. Pessoa , Isabel Correia

First heterobimetallic Cu(i)-dppf complexes designed for anticancer applications: synthesis, structural characterization and cytotoxicity
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 43, 12308-12317 8 2019
Catarina Bravo , M. Paula Robalo , Fernanda M. Marques , Alexandra R. Fernandes , Diogo A. Sequeira , M. Fatima M. Piedade , M. Helena Garcia , Maria J. Villa de Brito , Tânia S. Morais

Interaction with Blood Proteins of a Ruthenium(II) Nitrofuryl Semicarbazone Complex: Effect on the Antitumoral Activity
MOLECULES, 24, 8 2019
Bruno Demoro , Andreia Bento-Oliveira , Fernanda Marques , J.C. Pessoa , Lucia Otero , Dinorah Gambino , R. F. M. de Almeida , Ana Isabel Tomaz

A novel screening method for transition metal-based anticancer compounds using zebrafish embryo-larval assay and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry analysis
JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY, 39, 1173-1180 8 2019
Brittany F. Karas , Leonor Côrte-Real , Cathleen L. Doherty , Andreia Valente , Keith R. Cooper , Brian T. Buckley

Ruthenium-Cyclopentadienyl Bipyridine-Biotin Based Compounds: Synthesis and Biological Effect
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 58, 9135-9149 7 2019
Leonor Côrte-Real , Brittany Karas , Ana Rita Brás , Adhan Pilon , Fernando Avecilla , Fernanda Marques , Ana Preto , Brian T. Buckley , Keith R. Cooper , Cathleen Doherty , M. Helena Garcia , Andreia Valente

Ribose-borate esters as potential components for prebiological evolution
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, 1184, 281-288 5 2019
A. Franco , José do Rosário Ascenso , L. Ilharco , H. P. Diogo , Vânia André , J A L Silva

A new bis-(3-hydroxy-4-pyridinone)-DTPA-derivative: Synthesis, complexation of di-/tri-valent metal cations and in vivo M3+ sequestering ability
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, 281, 280-294 5 2019
Anna Irto , Paola Cardiano , Karam Chand , Rosalia Maria Cigala , Francesco Crea , Concetta De Stefano , Lurdes Gano , Giuseppe Gattuso , Silvio Sammartano , M. Amélia Santos

Polymer ruthenium-cyclopentadienyl conjugates - New emerging anti-cancer drugs
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 168, 373-384 4 2019
Tiago Moreira , Rita Francisco , Elisabeta Comsa , Sophie Duban-Deweer , Valerie Labas , Ana-Paula Teixeira-Gomes , Lucie Combes-Soia , Fernanda M. Marques , Antonio Matos , Audrey Favrelle , Cyril Rousseau , Philippe Zinck , Pierre Falson , M. Helena Garcia , Ana Preto , Andreia Valente

New Cyclams and Their Copper(II) and Iron(III) Complexes: Synthesis and Potential Application as Anticancer Agents
CHEMMEDCHEM, 14, 770-778 4 2019
Adhan Pilon , Julia Lorenzo , Sergi Rodriguez-Calado , Pedro Adão , Ana M. Martins , Andreia Valente , Luis G. Alves

A new tripodal kojic acid derivative for iron sequestration: Synthesis, protonation, complex formation studies with Fe3+, Al3+, Cu2+ and Zn2+, and in vivo bioassays
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY, 193, 152-165 4 2019
Valeria M. Nurchi , Maria de Guadalupe Jaraquemada-Pelaez , G. Crisponi , J. I. Lachowicz , Rosita Cappai , Lurdes Gano , M. Amélia Santos , Andrea Melchior , Marilena Tolazzi , M. Peana , Serenella Medici , Maria Antonietta Zoroddu

In vitro and in vivo anticancer effects of two quinoline-platinum(II) complexes on human osteosarcoma models
CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGY, 83, 681-692 4 2019
Maria Carolina Ruiz , Agustina Resasco , Ana Laura Di Virgilio , Miguel Ayala , Isabel Cavaco , Silvia Cabrera , Jose Aleman , I. E. Leon

NMR spectroscopic, linear and non-linear optical properties of 1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl-(phenylhydrazono)acetonitrile (BTPA) azo dye
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, 1179, 315-324 3 2019
H. M. Alsoghier , M. A. Selim , H. M. A. Salman , H. M. Rageh , M. Amélia Santos , S. A. Ibrahim , M. Dongol , T. Soga , A. A. Abuelwafa

Vanadium ionic species from degradation of Ti-6Al-4V metallic implants: In vitro cytotoxicity and speciation evaluation
MATERIALS SCIENCE \& ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 96, 730-739 3 2019
Bruna C. Costa , Cintia K. Tokuhara , Luis A. Rocha , Rodrigo C. Oliveira , Paulo N. Lisboa-Filho , J.C. Pessoa

Unprecedented inhibition of P-gp activity by a novel ruthenium-cyclopentadienyl compound bearing a bipyridine-biotin ligand
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 163, 853-863 2 2019
Leonor Côrte-Real , Brittany Karas , Patricia Girio , Alexis Moreno , Fernando Avecilla , Fernanda M. Marques , Brian T. Buckley , Keith R. Cooper , Cathleen Doherty , Pierre Falson , M. Helena Garcia , Andreia Valente

New Multitarget Hybrids Bearing Tacrine and Phenylbenzothiazole Motifs as Potential Drug Candidates for Alzheimer s Disease
MOLECULES, 24, 2 2019
Rajeshwari Rajeshwari , Karam Chand , Emanuel Candeias , Sandra M. Cardoso , Sílvia Chaves , M. Amélia Santos

Antitumour and Toxicity Evaluation of a Ru(II)-Cyclopentadienyl Complex in a Prostate Cancer Model by Imaging Tools
ANTI-CANCER AGENTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 19, 1262-1275 2019
Lurdes Gano , Teresa Pinheiro , Antonio P. Matos , Francisco Tortosa , Tiago F. Jorge , Maria S. Goncalves , Marta Martins , Tânia S. Morais , Andreia Valente , Ana Isabel Tomaz , Maria H. Garcia , Fernanda M. Marques

Naphthoylhydrazones: coordination to metal ions and biological screening
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 43, 17801-17818 12 2019
Nádia Ribeiro , Adelino M. Galvão , Clara S. B. Gomes , Helena Ramos , Rute Pinheiro , Lucilia Saraiva , Epole Ntungwe , Vera M. S. Isca , Patricia Rijo , Isabel Cavaco , Filipa Ramilo-Gomes , Rita C. Guedes , J.C. Pessoa , Isabel Correia