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Co(ii) complexes having an anthracene-based curcuminoid ligand display moderate binding propensity towards calf thymus DNA and human serum albumin and remarkable photo-cytotoxicity in HeLa, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells on excitation with visible light.

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Cu(ii) curcumin complexes show significant photo-enhanced cytotoxicity in HeLa and A549 cancer cells in visible light via an apoptosis mechanism through generation of ROS with low dark toxicity.