British study found that the compounds of osmium and ruthenium other metals can cure cancer

British researchers have reported that the use made of two kinds of rare metals ruthenium and osmium compounds can be effectively used to treat cancers such as colon and ovarian cancer.

Ruthenium, osmium, platinum and chemical properties of these metals is similar, their atoms with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules can induce apoptosis in cancer cells. In the last century, 70's, with the fight against platinum highly effective cancer drug cis-platinum, "was born, people were searching for the use of metallic elements such as the possibility to develop the fight against new cancer drug.

Researchers at Warwick University and the University of Leeds in the United States, "the journal of medicinal chemistry," says the report, they found made with ruthenium and osmium compounds, can lead to cancer colon and ovarian cancer, the cancer cell death. In addition, those with cis-platinum "against the resistance of cancer cells die after new compounds.

The researchers said that new compounds developed there is a great advantage is, through a specially designed, and its activity can be like a switch as "open" or "off".