Development of quinoline and non-quinoline based organometallic complexes and their ligands conjugated to polyamine scaffolds as pharmacological agents

Malaria remains a major global health problem and to date, hundreds of thousands of people die as a result of this disease every year. Malaria has been able to adapt and rebound despite various efforts made to combat the disease. The decrease in efficacy of many front-line drugs against malaria, due to increased resistance, prompts investigation into obtaining effective compounds that are able to overcome this resistance. This study investigated the synthesis, characterisation and biological evaluation of new quinoline as well as non-quinoline based compounds. Selected Rh(I) metal complexes thereof were also studied. The compounds were screened for antiplasmodial activity, in addition, their activity against WHCO1 oesophageal cancer cells and the parasite, Trichomonas vaginalis (T vaginalis) was also evaluated.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Chemistry

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Stringer, Tameryn

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Smith, Gregory S
• Egan, Timothy J

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9542

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9542