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Transition metal complexes capable of visible light-triggered cytotoxicity are appealing potential candidates for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Two monometallic polyazine complexes, [(Ph 2 phen) 2 Ru(dpp)] 2+ ( 1 ) and [(Ph 2 phen) 2 Os(dpp)] 2+ ( 2 ) (Ph 2 phen = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline; dpp = 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine), were synthesized, characterized and studied as light activated drugs to kill rat malignant glioma F98 cells. Compounds 1 and 2 display strong absorption in visible spectrum, oxygen-mediated DNA and BSA photocleavage and significant photocytotoxicity under blue light irradiation along with negligible activity in the dark. Both compounds show approximately five-fold higher cytotoxicity than the traditional chemotherapeutic drug cisplatin. Furthermore, compound 2 shows promising photocytotoxicity in F98 rat malignant glioma cells within the phototherapeutic window with an IC 50 value of (86.07 ± 8.48) μM under red light (625 nm) irradiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]