RT Journal Article T1 Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of octyltrimethylammonium tetrathiotungstate A1 Vega-Granados, Karla A1 Cruz-Reyes, Juan A1 Horta-Marrón, José F. A1 Mari-Beffa, Manuel A1 Díaz-Rubio, Laura A1 Córdova-Guerrero, Iván A1 Chávez-Velasco, Daniel A1 Ocaña Farfán, María del Carmen A1 Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel A1 Romero-Sánchez, Lilian B. K1 Peces - Embriones AB Octyltrimethylammonium tetrathiotungstate salt (ATT-C8) was synthesized and its ability to chelate copper was evaluated. The biological and toxic aspects were evaluated by in vitro and in vivo assays, using bovine aorta endothelial cells (BAEC) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. The obtained results suggest that ATT-C8 has betterbiocompatibility, showing a significantly lower lethal concentration 50 (LC50) value in comparison toammonium tetrathiotungstate (ATT). Zebrafish embryos assay results indicate that both tetrathiotungstatesalts at the studied concentrations increase the hatching time. Even more, an in vivo assay showedthat synthesized materials behave as copper antagonists and have the ability to inhibit its toxicologicaleffects. Also, both materials were found to be active for the in vitro 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)assay. The characterization of the materials was carried out using the following spectroscopic techniques:Ultraviolet–Visible (UV–Vis), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NRM). PB Springer Nature YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/23659 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/23659 LA eng NO Biometals 34(1): 107-117, 2021 NO The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the UABC-UNAM SENERCONACYT117373 project. Authors thank David Navas Fernandez for excellent technical support in these experiments, as well as Dr. Raúl Romero Rivera for his valuable comments. The scientific work developed by MAM’s group is supported by grants PID2019-105010RB-I00 (Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities), and UMA18- FEDERJA-220 (Andalusian Government and FEDER) and funds from group BIO 267 (Andalusian Government), as well as funds from ‘‘Plan Propio de Investigación y Transferencia’’ (U. Málaga). DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026