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  1. Chemistry and reactivity of ruthenium(II) complexes: DNA/protein binding mode and anticancer activity are related to the complex structure

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  2. Field-induced slow relaxation of magnetization in the S = 3/2 octahedral complexes trans-[Co{(OPPh2)(EPPh2)N}2(dmf)2], E = S, Se: effects of Co–Se vs. Co–S coordination

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  3. The Pivotal Role of Ru-dmso Compounds in the Discovery of Well-Behaved Precursors

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  4. Heterometallic In(III)–Pd(II) Porous Metal–Organic Framework with Square-Octahedron Topology Displaying High CO2 Uptake and Selectivity toward CH4 and N2

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, June 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  5. New gold pincer-type complexes: synthesis, characterization, DNA binding studies and cytotoxicity

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  6. Impact of aromaticity on anticancer activity of polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes: synthesis, structure, DNA/protein binding, lipophilicity and anticancer activity

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  7. New 4′-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine ruthenium(II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization, interaction with DNA/BSA and cytotoxicity studies

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  8. Kinetic and mechanistic study on the reactions of ruthenium(ii) chlorophenyl terpyridine complexes with nucleobases, oligonucleotides and DNA

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  9. Exceptional gravimetric and volumetric CO2 uptake in a palladated NbO-type MOF utilizing cooperative acidic and basic, metal–CO2 interactions

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  10. Enhanced gas-sorption properties of a high surface area, ultramicroporous magnesium formate

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  11. New Water-Soluble Ruthenium(II) Terpyridine Complexes for Anticancer Activity: Synthesis, Characterization, Activation Kinetics, and Interaction with Guanine Derivatives

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, June 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Iztok Turel, Dr Jakob Kljun, Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  12. New Cationic and Neutral Ru(II)- and Os(II)-dmso carbonyl Compounds

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  13. Photolabile RuIIHalf-Sandwich Complexes Suitable for Developing “Caged” Compounds: Chemical Investigation and Unexpected Dinuclear Species with Bridging Diamine Ligands

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  14. New Uses for Old Drugs: Attempts to Convert Quinolone Antibacterials into Potential Anticancer Agents Containing Ruthenium

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, July 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Iztok Turel, Professor George Psomas, Dr Jakob Kljun, Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  15. Design of photoactivatable metallodrugs: Selective and rapid light-induced ligand dissociation from half-sandwich [Ru([9]aneS3)(N–N′)(py)]2+ complexes

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  16. Factors that influence the antiproliferative activity of half sandwich RuII–[9]aneS3 coordination compounds: activation kinetics and interaction with guanine derivatives

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos, Iztok Turel, Dr Jakob Kljun

  17. New half sandwich Ru(ii) coordination compounds for anticancer activity

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  18. Bioinorganic Medicinal Chemistry

    Article • January 2011, Wiley

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  19. 1-(2-Picolyl)-substituted 1,2,3-triazole as novel chelating ligand for the preparation of ruthenium complexes with potential anticancer activity

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos, Iztok Turel, Prof. Dr. Janez Kosmrlj

  20. New half sandwich-type Ru(ii) coordination compounds characterized by the fac-Ru(dmso-S)3 fragment: influence of the face-capping group on the chemical behavior and in vitro anticancer activity

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  21. Ruthenium Complexes

    Article • September 2010, Wiley

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  22. Ruthenium−Porphyrin Conjugates with Cytotoxic and Phototoxic Antitumor Activity

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, June 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  23. New ruthenium(II) precursors with the tetradentate sulfur macrocycles tetrathiacyclododecane ([12]aneS4) and tetrathiacyclohexadecane ([16]aneS4) for the construction of metal-mediated supramolecular assemblies

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  24. Synthetic strategies towards ruthenium–porphyrin conjugates for anticancer activity

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  25. A categorization of metal anticancer compounds based on their mode of action

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos, Professor Enzo Alessio

  26. Half-sandwich RuII[9]aneS3 complexes structurally similar to antitumor-active organometallic piano-stool compounds: Preparation, structural characterization and in vitro cytotoxic activity

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  27. Influence of the anionic ligands on the anticancer activity of Ru(II)–dmso complexes: Kinetics of aquation and in vitro cytotoxicity of new dicarboxylate compounds in comparison with their chloride precursors

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  28. Ruthenium Anticancer Compounds: Challenges and Expectations

    Article • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, November 2007, Swiss Chemical Society

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  29. Metalloporphyrins as chemical shift reagents: the unambiguous NMR characterization of the cis- and trans-isomers of meso-(bis)-4′-pyridyl-(bis)-4′-carboxymethylphenylporphyrins

    Article • Tetrahedron, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  30. Replacement of Chlorides with Dicarboxylate Ligands in Anticancer Active Ru(II)-DMSO Compounds:  A New Strategy That Might Lead to Improved Activity

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, February 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  31. Half-sandwich RuII-[9]aneS3 complexes with dicarboxylate ligands: synthesis, characterization and chemical behavior

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  32. The unprecedented bridging coordination mode of 1,1-cyclobutane dicarboxylate (µ-cbdc-O,O′) stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds in ruthenium(ii) complexes

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  33. Preparation, Structure Determination and Cytotoxicity of the PdII·Bleomycin A2 Complex

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, August 2004, Wiley

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos

  34. Structural studies on metallobleomycins: The interaction of Pt(II) and Pd(II) with bleomycin

    Article • Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, January 2003, National Library of Serbia

    Dr Ioannis Bratsos