TP53 and cancer: Here we aimed at examine the effect of a novel Zinc compound, a heteroleptic pentacoordinated (bpy-9)Zn(curc, Cl) complex (hereafter indicated as Zn-curc) containing a 4,4’-disubstituted-2,2′-bipyridine as main ligand and curcumin (curc) and chloride (Cl) as ancillary ligands [13,14], in mutant p53-carrying cancer cells.