IC50 values (μM) of complexes 1 and 2 in dark versus light conditions and the calculated phototoxicity index (PI) on different cell lines. Cytotoxicity of BC, bipy, and cisplatin was assessed only in the dark and all values reported are the mean ± SEM of three separate experiments, each including samples in triplicates.
IC50 valuesa (μM) | log P | |||||
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Treatment | A549 | B16-F10 | Caco-2 | HT-29 | MDA-MB-231 | |
Complex 1 | Dark: 51.8a,c ± 18.8 | Dark: >100a | Dark: 29.8a ± 2.9 | Dark: 91.0a ± 5.90 | Dark: 5.55a ± 1.45 | −1.57 ± 0.01 |
Light: 4.96a ± 1.16 | Light: 0.11b ± 0.10 | Light: 14.8a ± 0.81 | Light: 12.0b ± 1.9 | Light: 0.63a ± 0.90 | ||
PI: 11.1 | PI: >900 | PI: 2.0 | PI: 7.6 | PI: 8.9 | ||
BC | >100b | >100a | >100b | >100c | >100b | 6.96c |
bipy | >100b | >100 | >100 | >100c | 37.5b ± 0.14 | 1.88d |
Complex 2b | Dark: >100b,c | Dark: >100a | Dark: >100b | Dark: >100c | Dark: >100b | −2.82 ± 0.10 |
Light: >100b,c | Light: >100b | Light: >100b | Light: >100c | Light: >100b | ||
PI: — | PI: — | PI: — | PI: — | PI: — | ||
Cisplatin | 7.74b,c ± 1.00 | 7.70a ± 0.20 | 21.8b ± 0.54 | >100c | 30.9b ± 0.82 | −2.21c |