210 Citations
Recent Advances on Octahedral Polypyridyl Ruthenium(II) Complexes as Antimicrobial Agents
- Chemistry, BiologyPolymers
- 2018
This review will highlight the recent developments in octahedral polypyridyl ruthenium(III) complexes that have exhibited significant antimicrobial activities and will discuss the relationship between the chemical structure and biological process of r Ruthenium complexes, in both bacterial and fungal cells.
The Antibacterial Activity of Metal Complexes Containing 1,10- phenanthroline: Potential as Alternative Therapeutics in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance.
- BiologyCurrent topics in medicinal chemistry
- 2017
In this review, what is currently known about the antibacterial capability of metal-phen complexes and their mechanisms of action is summarized.
Biological activities of polypyridyl-type ligands: implications for bioinorganic chemistry and light-activated metal complexes.
- Chemistry, BiologyCurrent opinion in chemical biology
- 2021
Co(II)-coordination polymer: treatment and nursing values on trachoma by inhibiting the Chlamydia trachomatis survival
- ChemistryInorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry
- 2021
Abstract In the current study, based on the bifunctional ligand 1,1′-di(4-carbonylphenyl)-2,2′-biimidazoline (H2L), a new Co(II) coordination polymer (CP) with the chemical formula of {[Co(L)]·H2O} n…
DNA‐Targeted Metallodrugs: An Untapped Source of Artificial Gene Editing Technology
- Biology, ChemistryChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology
- 2021
The aim is to provide readers with an insight on the rational design of metal complexes with DNA recognition properties and an understanding of how the sequence‐specific targeting of these interactions can be achieved for gene engineering applications.
Evaluation of metal-based antimicrobial compounds for the treatment of bacterial pathogens
- Medicine, BiologyJournal of medical microbiology
- 2021
The antibacterial activity, mode of action, and potential for systemic use of a number of metal-based antibacterial complexes are discussed and the current limitations of these compounds are highlighted to determine if metal- based agents are a potential solution for the treatment of bacterial infections, especially those resistant to conventional antibiotics.
Exploring the potential of highly charged Ru(II)- and heteronuclear Ru(II)/Cu(II)-polypyridyl complexes as antimicrobial agents.
- Chemistry, BiologyJournal of inorganic biochemistry
- 2021
Metallohelices emulate the properties of short cationic α-helical peptides
- Biology, ChemistryChemical science
- 2021
There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that these supramolecular architectures exhibit bioactivity that emulates that of the natural systems, and the context of synthetic advances in the area is reviewed.
Nitroimidazole-Based Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Playing with Structural Parameters to Design Photostable and Light-Responsive Antibacterial Agents.
- Chemistry, BiologyInorganic chemistry
- 2021
This study may provide a fundamental knowledge on the use of Ru(II)-polypyridyl complexes to incorporate and/or photorelease biologically relevant nitroimidazole derivatives in the design of a novel class of antimicrobials.
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