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Inspired by arylamide-based oligomeric foldermers that are stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding, a series of polyamides with intramolecular hydrogen-bonding motifs were synthesized viapolycondensation reactions. These polymers can fold into helical conformation different from their linear control. The chirality of helical conformation can further be tuned viaacid–base complexation using chiral residues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A series of trans-Pt(ii)(salicylaldimine)(4-picoline)Cl complexes were synthesized in 78–87% yield using a one-pot procedure from commercially available precursors. The structures of these complexes were characterized by 1H, 19F and 13C NMR spectroscopy, HRMS (ESI) as well as single crystal X-ray analysis. Bioactivity investigations including bio-assay, time- and dose-dependent, cell cycle progression study, caspase 3 and 9 apoptosis marker assay and DNA interaction using pBR322 plasmid DNA by gel electrophoresis were performed. The results indicated that the complexes showed promising in vitro cytotoxicity in MCF-7 and A549 cancer cell lines. Moreover these complexes enhanced the expression of p53 tumor suppressor gene family members such as p63 and p73. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]