Alondra Jiménez-Pérez, Sandra Fernández-Fariña, Rosa Pedrido, Javier García-Tojal
Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 2024 FebThiosemicarbazones are biologically active substances whose structural formula is formed by an azomethine, an hydrazine, and a thioamide fragments, to generate a R2C=N-NR-C(=S)-NR2 backbone. These compounds often act as ligands to generate highly stable metal-organic complexes. In certain experimental conditions, however, thiosemicarbazones undergo reactions leading to the cleavage of the chain. Sometimes, the breakage involves desulfurization processes. The present work summarizes the different chemical factors that influence the desulfurization reactions of thiosemicarbazones, such as pH, the presence of oxidant reactants or the establishment of redox processes as those electrochemically induced, the effects of the solvent, the temperature, and the electromagnetic radiation. Many of these reactions require coordination of thiosemicarbazones to metal ions, even those present in the intracellular environment. The nature of the products generated in these reactions, their detection in vivo and in vitro, together with the relevance for the biological activity of these compounds, mainly as antineoplastic agents, is discussed. © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC).
Alondra Jiménez-Pérez, Sandra Fernández-Fariña, Rosa Pedrido, Javier García-Tojal. Desulfurization of thiosemicarbazones: the role of metal ions and biological implications. Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 2024 Feb;29(1):3-31
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