Gold battles cancer

Results establish a relationship between the chemical structure and reactivity of a gold complex, its speciation in the cell, and its cytotoxicity

09-Apr-2025 - Precious metals are not merely ornaments; they are also important components of pharmaceuticals, like the antitumor drug cisplatin. Recently, the search for alternatives with improved activity has begun to focus on gold. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a French research team has now published ...