New complexes [M(dtf)2] (M=MnII or CuII), Cr(dtf)3 and V(dtf)4 (dtf=dithiofuroate) and heterobimetallic complexes M[Cd(dtf)4] (M=VO2+, MnII, FeII, CoII, NiII or ZnII) have been prepared in H2O−EtOH and characterized by elemental analyses, magnetic susceptibility measurements and spectroscopic studies. The known complexes Fe(dtf)3, Co(dtf)3, Ni(dtf)2, and Zn(dtf)2 have been screened towards the bacteria Pseudomonas spergillus and Bacillus spergillus. In vitro results of the binary complexes on P-815 (murine mastocytoma) indicate that these complexes show significant inhibition of [3H]thymidine and [3H]uridine incorporation in DNA and RNA in the tumour cells.