Synthesis of palladium(II) complexes with 3-amino-5-methyl-5-(4-pyridyl)-hydantoin: cytotoxic and antimicrobial investigations and comparison with their platinum analogues

Two new Pd(II) complexes with 3-amino-5-methyl-5-(4-pyridyl)-hydantoin (AMPH) were synthesized: cis -[Pd(AMPH) 2 Cl 2 ]·2H 2 O and cis -[Pd(AMPH) 2 Br 2 ]·H 2 O. The complexes were characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. The determination of crystal water content in the complexes was defined by Karl Fisher titration. The cytotoxic effects of these complexes were examined on a panel of human tumor cell lines. Qualitative antimicrobial assays on three pathogenic microorganisms of the new complexes, their analogues with 5-methyl-5-(4-pyridyl)-hydantoin(MPH) and their platinum analogues were made. Cis -[Pd(mpyh) 2 Br 2 ]·H 2 O showed significant activity against C. albicans.