New ruthenium methyl-cyclopentadienyl compounds bearing bipyridine derivatives with the general formula [Ru(η-MeCp)(PPh)(4,4'-R-2,2'-bpy)] (Ru1, R = H; Ru2, R = CH; and Ru3, R = CHOH) have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and analytical techniques. Ru1 crystallized in the monoclinic P2/ c, Ru2 in the triclinic P1̅, and Ru3 in the monoclinic P2/ n space group. In all molecular structures, the ruthenium center adopts a "piano stool" distribution. Density functional theory calculations were performed for all complexes, and the results support spectroscopic data. Ru1 and Ru3 were poor substrates of the main multidrug resistance human pumps, ABCB1, ABCG2, ABCC1, and ABCC2, while Ru2 displayed inhibitory properties of ABCC1 and ABCC2 pumps. Importantly, all compounds displayed a very high cytotoxic profile for ovarian cancer cells (sensitive and resistant) that was much more pronounced than that observed with cisplatin, making them very promising anticancer agents.

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Two new ruthenium complexes, [Ru(η 5 -Cp)(PPh 3 )(2,2'-bipy-4,4'-R)] + with R = CH 2 OH (Ru1) or dibiotin ester (Ru2) were synthesized and fully characterized. Both compounds were tested against two types of breast cancer cells (MCF7 and MDA-MB231), showing better cytotoxicity than cisplatin in the same experimental conditions. Since multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the main problems in cancer chemotherapy, we have assessed the potential of these compounds to overcome resistance to treatments. Ru2 showed exceptional selectivity as P-gp inhibitor, while Ru1 is possibly a substrate. In vivo studies in zebrafish showed that Ru2 is well tolerated up to 1.17 mg/L, presenting a LC 50 of 5.73 mg/L at 5 days post fertilization.

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The observed activities, together with pharmacophoric analysis and molecular docking studies, identified the spatial orientation of the substituents as a key structural feature toward a possible mechanism by which naringenin derivatives may reverse MDR in cancer.

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