Novel thiocyanato complexes with potent cytotoxic and antimicrobial properties.

The aim of the present study was to assess the cytotoxic and antimicrobial properties of seven new thiocyanato complexes: Ni(C(9)H(11)N(2)O)(SCN), Cu(C(9)H(11)N(2)O)(SCN), Pd(C(9)H(11)N(2)O)(SCN), Pt(C(9)H(11)N(2) O) (SCN), K[Ti(C(9)H(11)N(2)O)(SCN)(3)], Au(C(9)H(11)N(2)O)(SCN), and K[V(O)(C(9)H(11)N(2)O)(SCN)] (T(1)-T(7), respectively). All the complexes showed toxicity against brine shrimp nauplii (Artemia salina L.). The titanium-based complex, T(5), exhibited potent toxicity, with a lethal concentration 50% (the concentration of test compound that kills 50% of A. salina) value of 1.59 microg mL(-1). These new complexes also exhibited promising antibacterial and antifungal properties. A macrodilution technique was used to estimate the minimum inhibitory concentrations of the seven bioactive complexes. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were found to be 8-64 microg mL(-1) against the tested bacterial species.