bpy	2,2′-Bipyridyl
DMF	N,N-Dimethylformamide
DPPH	2,2′-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
DFT	Density functional theory
EPR	Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
ESI-MS	Electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FMO	Frontier molecular orbital
HOMO	Highest occupied molecular orbital
IC50	50% of inhibitory concentration
LUMO	Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital
MTT	3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NHDF	Nontumorigenic human dermal fibroblasts
OPLS	Optimized potentials for liquid simulations
PDB	Protein data bank
phen	1,10-Phenanthroline
RMSD	Root mean square deviation
TBAP	Tetra(n-butyl)ammonium perchlorate
UV–Vis	Ultraviolet–visible
XRD	X-ray diffraction
MCF-7	Michigan Cancer Foundation
HeLa	Henrietta Lacks