• Remarkable Enhancement in Boron Uptake Within Glioblastoma Cells With Carboranyl-Indole Carboxamides 

      Narlawar, Rajeshwar; Austin, Christopher J. D.; Kahlert, Jan; Selleri, Silvia; Da Pozzo, Eleonora; Martini, Claudia; Werry, Eryn L.; Rendina, Louis M.; Kassiou, Michael
      Published 2018-10-17
      Novel boron‐rich, carboranyl–indole carboxamide ligands were prepared and found to effectively target the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO), an upregulated mitochondrial membrane‐bound protein which has been observed in ...
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    • High mitochondrial accumulation of new gadolinium(III) agents within tumour cells 

      Morrison, Daniel E.; Aitken, Jade B.; de Jonge, Martin D.; Ioppolo, Joseph A.; Harris, Hugh H.; Rendina, Louis M.
      Published 2014-01-01
      The first bifunctional Gd(III) complexes covalently bound to arylphosphonium cations and the first tumour-cell selective mitochondrial agents designed for potential application in binary cancer therapies are reported. The ...
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    • Carborane functionalization of the aromatic network in chemically-synthesized graphene 

      Kahlert, Jan U.; Rawal, Aditya; Hook, James M.; Rendina, Louis M.; Choucair, Mohammad
      Published 2014-08-06
      The conjugated aromatic system of graphene was used to trap the reactive, boron-rich 1,2-carborane cluster. Functionalization of the graphene surface was confirmed by solid-state MAS 11B NMR spectroscopy and quantified by ...
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    • Molecular Recognition of an Adenine Derivative by Organoplatinum(II) Complexes with Hydrogen-Bonding Functionality 

      Crisp, Michael G.; Kavianpour, Poya; Rendina, Louis M.
      Published 2019-03-15
      The first examples of adenine binding by isomeric organoplatinum(II) complexes bearing H-bonding nicotinic and isonicotinic acid ligands are reported. Notably, a subtle switching of the H-bonding functionality from the 3- ...
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    • The first indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) inhibitors containing carborane 

      Austin, Christopher J. D.; Kahlert, Jan; Issa, Fatiah; Reed, John H.; Smith, Jason R.; Ioppolo, Joseph A.; Ong, Jennifer A.; Jamie, Joanne F.; Hibbs, David; Rendina, Louis M.
      Published 2014-04-22
      Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) is a critical immunoregulatory enzyme responsible for the metabolism of tryptophan during inflammation and disease. Based upon a pyranonaphthoquinone framework, the first examples of ...
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