Quinoline based Pd(II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of DNA/protein binding, molecular docking and in vitro anticancer activity

•New Pd(II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized.•The CT-DNA and BSA protein interaction of these compounds studied.•The ligand and complexes were docked with BSA protein.•Cytotoxicity against human lung (A-549) and breast (MCF-7) cancer cell lines carried out.