Abstract
To explore anti-tumor activities of manganese complexes, two complexes have been synthesized and characterized. Complex 1 is bridged by 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,4-biphenyl dicarboxylate. The two complexes have strong fluorescent emission and interact with DNA in an intercalative mode. The complexes also exhibit significant cytotoxic specificity and cancer cell inhibition.
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20971090, 21171118), the Distinguished Professor Project of Liaoning province and the science and technology special fund of Shenyang City (Nos. F10-215-1-00 and F12-151-9-00).