Four new mixed-ligand copper(ii) complexes display an antibacterial mechanism of cell death via cell-wall rupture and cytotoxicity via apoptotic cell death.
Copper(ii) complexes with simple and mixed ligands, [Cu(L)(ClO4)] and [Cu(L)(diimine)]ClO4 were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, UV-vis, FT-IR, electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and electrochemical studies.
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