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Evaluation of the potential of cobalamin derivatives bearing ru(ii) polypyridyl complexes as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

Jakubaszek, Marta ; Rossier, Jeremie ; Karges, Johannes ; Delasoie, Joachim ; Goud, Bruno ; Gasser, Gilles ; Zobi, Fabio

In: Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2019, vol. 102, no. 7, p. -

The current photosensitizers (PSs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT) lack selectivity for cancer cells. To tackle this drawback, in view of selective cancer delivery, we envisioned conjugating two ruthenium polypyridyl complexes to vitamin B12 (Cobalamin, Cbl) to take advantage of the solubility and active uptake of the latter. Ultimately, our results showed that the transcobalamin pathway is...

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Modified biovectors for the tuneable activation of anti-platelet carbon monoxide release

Prieto, Lucas ; Rossier, Jeremie ; Derszniak, Katarzyna ; Dybas, Jakub ; Oetterli, René M. ; Kottelat, Emmanuel ; Chlopicki, Stefan ; Zelder, Felix ; Zobi, Fabio

In: Chemical Communications, 2017, vol. 53, no. 51, p. 6840–6843

This communication describes the anti-platelet effects of a new class of cis-rhenium(II)- dicarbonyl-vitamin B12 complexes (B12-ReCORMs) with tuneable CO releasing properties.

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Antiplasmodial activity and in vivo bio-distribution of chloroquine molecules released with a 4-(4-ethynylphenyl)-triazole moiety from organometallo-cobalamins

Rossier, Jeremie ; Sovari, Sara Nasiri ; Pavic, Aleksandar ; Vojnovic, Sandra ; Stringer, Tameryn ; Bättig, Sarah ; Smith, Gregory S. ; Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina ; Zobi, Fabio

In: Molecules, 2019, vol. 24, no. 12, p. 2310

We have explored the possibility of using organometallic derivatives of cobalamin as a scaffold for the delivery of the same antimalarial drug to both erythro- and hepatocytes. This hybrid molecule approach, intended as a possible tool for the development of multi-stage antimalarial agents, pivots on the preparation of azide- functionalized drugs which, after coupling to the vitamin, are...

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Cytotoxicity of Mn-based photoCORMs of ethynyl-α-diimine ligands against different cancer cell lines: The key role of CO-depleted metal fragments

Rossier, Jeremie ; Delasoie, Joachim ; Haeni, Laetitia ; Hauser, Daniel ; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara ; Zobi, Fabio

In: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2020, vol. 209, p. 111122

A series of tricarbonyl manganese complexes bearing 4-ethynyl-2,2′-bipyridine and 5- ethynyl-1,10-phenanthroline α-diimine ligands were synthetized, characterized and conjugated to vitamin B12, previously used as a vector for drug delivery, to take advantage of its water solubility and specificity toward cancer cells. The compounds act as photoactivatable carbon monoxide-releasing molecules...

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Organometallic cobalamin anticancer derivatives for targeted prodrug delivery via transcobalamin-mediated uptake

Rossier, Jeremie ; Hauser, Daniel ; Kottelat, Emmanuel ; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara ; Zobi, Fabio

In: Dalton Transactions, 2017, vol. 46, no. 7, p. 2159–2164

Herein we report the synthesis of new water-soluble vitamin B12 prodrugs bearing metal complexes at the β-upper side of the cobalt center. A total of three derivatives with the general design {Co–C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-bpy–M}, where M represents a cytotoxic metal complex, were prepared and tested for their cytotoxicity against MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The choice of the metal...