ALT	Alanine aminotransferase
AST	Aspartate aminotransferase
CO2	Carbon dioxide
CT26	Mouse colon carcinoma cell line
dach	1,2-diaminocyclohexane
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
en	Ethylenediamine
FACS	Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
GSH	Reduced glutathione
HCT116	Human colorectal carcinoma cell line
1H NMR	Proton nuclear magnetic resonance
HSA	Human serum albumin
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
KP1019	indazolium trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole) ruthenate(III)]
KP1339	sodium salt of indazolium trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole) ruthenate(III)]
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NAMI-A	imidazolium trans-[tetrachloro(1H-imidazole)-(S-dimethyl sulphoxide) ruthenate(III)]
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PI	Propidium iodide
Ru-1	[Ru(Cl-tpy)(en)Cl][Cl]
Ru-2	[Ru(Cl-tpy)(dach)Cl][Cl]
SD	Standard deviation
SW480	Human Dukes’ type B, colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line
TGI	Tumor growth inhibition
tpy	Terpyridine
TSP	Trimethylsilylpropionic acid
γ-l-Glu-l-Cys-Gly	gamma-l-glutamyl-l-cysteinyl-glycine