Scientific papers - Metubin Project 
1. Copper(II) complexes with isomeric morpholine-substituted 2‑formylpyridine thiosemicarbazone hybrids as potential anticancer drugs inhibiting both ribonucleotide reductase and tubulin polymerization: The morpholine position matters,  
 M.N.M. Milunovic, K. Ohui, I. Besleaga, T.V. Petrasheuskaya, O. Domotor, É.A. Enyedy,* D. Darvasiova, P. Rapta, Z. Barbierikova, D. Vegh, S. Toth, J. Toth, N. Kucsma, G. Szakacs,* A. Popović-Bijelić, A. Zafar, J. Reynisson, A.D. Shutalev, R. Bai, E. Hamel, V.B. Arion*,   
J. Med. Chem. 2024, 67, 9069−9090,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00259.
  
2. Are the metal identity and stoichiometry of metal complexes important for colchicine site binding and inhibition of tubulin polymerization?,  
 I. Besleaga, R. Raptová, A.-C. Stoica, M.N.M. Milunovic, M. Zalibera, R. Bai, N. Igaz, J. Reynisson, M. Kiricsi, É.A. Enyedy, P. Rapta, E. Hamel, V.B. Arion, 
Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 12349,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt01469c.
  
 
3. Synthesis, X-ray and antibacterial activity of new copper(II) thiosemicarbazone complexes derived from 4-formyl-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid,  
  N. Terenti, A. Lazarescu, S. Shova, P. Bourosh, N. Nedelko, A. Ślawska-Waniewska, E. Zariciuc, V. Lozan  
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 571, 122216, 2024,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2024.122216.
  
 
 
4. Thermal actuators relying on elastomers-dispersed liquid crystals. From imines with supramolecular chirality and ferroelectricity to soft robots,  
 M. Damoc, C. Ursu, V. Tiron, G. Bulai, A.-C. Stoica, A.-M. Macsim, C.-D. Varganici, A. Bele, M. Dascalu, M. Cazacu, 
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17, 4185−4198, 2025,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c18088.
  
 
 
5. Physical properties and cytotoxicity of the Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes with TMS-substituted indolo[2,3-c]quinoline-derived Schiff base,  
 C. Wittmann, I. Besleaga, S. Mahmoudi, O. Palamarciuc, M. Balan-Porcarasu, M. Dascalu, S. Shova, M. Cazacu, M. Kiricsi, N. Igaz, O. Dömötör, E. Enyedy, D. Dvoranová, P.Rapta, V. Arion, 
Dalton Trans., 54, 7882-7898, 2025,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1039/D5DT00314H.
  
  
6. Paradigm shift in silicon-oxygen bonding: A novel disiloxane with linear geometry,  
 M. Damoc, A.-C. Stoica, M. Dascalu, S. Shova, M. Cazacu, 
Revue Roumaine de Chimie – 2025 accepted, 
  
7. 1D coordination polymers of Zn, Cu, and Co with 1,3-bis(cyanopropyl) tetramethyldisiloxane: Synthesis, structure, and moisture behavior,  
 A.-C. Stoica, M. Dascalu, S. Shova, M. Cazacu, 
Revue Roumaine de Chimie – 2025 accepted, 
  
8. Permethylated silicon: a structural motif with a critical role in shaping the properties of organic–inorganic compounds,  
 M. Cazacu, M. Damoc, A.C. Stoica, G.-O. Turcan-Trofin, M. Dascalu, 
J Inorg Organomet Polym 2025. ,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-025-03868-4.
  
 
9. Siloxane-spaced salen-type Schiff base cobalt complex. Experimental and docking analysis—adual approach for evaluating anticancer efficacy,  
 M. Damoc, A.-C. Stoica, M.-F. Zaltariov, D. Peptanariu, M. Dascalu, M.Cazacu, 
R. Soc. Open Sci. 12, 250279, 2025.,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250279.
  
 
 
10. Copper(II) complex with a redox noninnocent Schiff base bearing a tetraphenyldisiloxane unit: synthesis, structure and catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane,  
 C. Wittmann, O. Palamarciuc, M. Dascalu, M. Cazacu, D. Nesterov, A. Pombeiro, P. Rapta, V. Arion, 
Dalton Transactions, 54, 10984, 2025,  
 -  https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt01028d.
  
 
 
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