Synthesis, crystal structure and biological activity of a cobalt(II) complex of N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl) ethylenediamine

Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar*, William T A Harrison, Muhammad Shahid, Islam Ullah Khan, Ejaz, Javed Iqbal

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Abstract

The synthesis, crystal structure and biological properties of [Co(edtp)Cl)]·NO3·H2O are described, where edtp is N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl) ethylenediamine. The Co2+ ion is coordinated by the N,N′,O,O′,O″-pentadentate edtp ligand and a chloride to generate a distorted CoClN2O3 octahedron. The complex exhibits moderate antithrombolytic activity (38 % screened by hemolytic assay) against clots developed by bovine blood and negligible cytotoxicity (5 %) against bovine erythrocytes. Conversely, very high bacterial biofilm inhibition (90 %) was recorded against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-330
Number of pages6
JournalTransition Metal Chemistry
Volume41
Issue number3
Early online date4 Feb 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2016

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