“…Copper has been recognized as an essential trace element for living organisms since the late 1930s (Linder, 2001). 1,10-Phenanthroline (phen) is a chelating ligand with high affinity for metal ions (Calatayud et al, 2003;Devereux et al, 1999). Furthermore, Cu II complexes of phen and its derivatives have attracted great attention because they exhibit numerous biological activities such as antitumor, anti-Candida, antimycobacterial and antimicrobial (Sigman & Perrin, 1993;Schaeffer et al,1996;Mahadevan & Palaniandavar, 1998;Zoroddu et al, 1996;Ranford & Sadler, 1993;Geraghty et al, 1999;Saha et al, 2004).…”