The biological activity of the aminopyridines and their transition metal complexes act as K + and Ca 2+ channel inhibitors has been discussed in the literature 1,2. 3-aminopyridine (3AP) possesses significant antiproliferative, antiinflammatory and antibacterial activities 3 and furthermore, an antitumor activity of its derivatives has also proposed 4. Metal aminopyridine complexes are generally used as asymmetric catalysts for various reactions such as hydrogenation, cyclopropanation, epoxidation etc 5. The versatile coordination modes of the ambidentate ligand nitrite ion (NO2-) were previously reported 6. Metal nitrito complexes (M-ONO) are in general used as photochemical NO precursors 7. The transition metal complexes have many applications in pharmaceutical industries, biology and medicine. They posses electrical, thermo chromic, catalytic, antibacterial and antifungal properties 8 , Metal complexes of chromium, nickel and copper have a wide range of applications such as dyes and pigments 9. Many drugs possess modified toxicological and pharmacological properties in the form of metal complexes and the most widely studied in this respect is the Cu(II) ion which has proved beneficial in many diseases such as tuberculosis, gastric ulcers, rheumatoid arthritis and cancers 10. Copper complexes are currently being investigated for their potential anticancer activity. Moreover, coordination with copper often enhances the activity of various types of drugs such as antitumor and antiinflammatory agents 11 .