• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.115-120
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• 2008

Earlier we have described new water-soluble Ag- and Zn-derivatives of tetrachloride meso-tetra (4-N-oxiethylpyridyl) porphyrin (TOEtPyP) as potential anticancer drugs. In this work the effect of one of these metal porphyrins, TOEtPyP Ag, on the cell population kinetics was studied in vitro using morphological and biochemical techniques. The results suggested that TOEtPyP Ag action consisted in the simultaneous suppression of the cell growth and activation of the cell death. About 40% of the cells were shown to die via apoptotic pathway. So, the porphyrin studied may be attributed to inducers of both necrotic and apoptotic processes. The results obtained support our previous assertion that TOEtPyP Ag may be considered as a potential chemotherapeutic agent.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.286-290
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• 1990

The surface enhanced Raman scatterings of Zn(Ⅱ) tetrakis (4-N-methyl pyridyl) porphyrins were studied in silver sol. Zn(Ⅱ) tetrakis (4-N-methyl pyridyl) porphyrin was found to be adsorbed on silver surface via flat-on geometry with some inhomogeneous distribution in the orientation of pyridyl groups. Both the selective enhancement of Raman modes depending on the mode character and the theoretical arguments of SERS are utilized to support the above conclusion. The surface induced substitution reaction of Mn(Ⅲ) tetrakis (4-N-methyl pyridyl) porphyrin chloride to Ag(Ⅱ) tetrakis (4-N-methyl pyridyl) porphyrin was detected via surface enhanced Raman spectrum.